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Kenosha in Kenosha County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

The First Church in Kenosha

 
 
The First Church in Kenosha Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, June 25, 2012
1. The First Church in Kenosha Marker
Inscription. Was built ten yards west of this site by the Society of Methodists in 1840
 
Erected by Daughters of the American Revolution.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.
 
Location. 42° 34.939′ N, 87° 49.076′ W. Marker is in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in Kenosha County. It is at the intersection of 6th Avenue and 59th Street, on the right when traveling north on 6th Avenue. Marker is located on the northwest corner of the Dayton Hotel, now known as the Dayton Residential Care Facility. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 521 59th St, Kenosha WI 53140, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin and in Greater Milwaukee. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once
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the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Matthew’s Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civil War Memorial (about 600 feet away); Capt. David Leet and S Sgt. James Van Bendegom (about 600 feet away); Gilbert M. Simmons Memorial Library (about 700 feet away); First Congregational Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Reuben Deming (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Day the Music Died (approx. Ό mile away); Birthplace of Orson Welles (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kenosha.
 
The First Church in Kenosha Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, June 25, 2012
2. The First Church in Kenosha Marker
located on the northwest corner of the Dayton.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2012, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 709 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2012, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 17, 2026