Near Summerfield in Marshall County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

St. Bridgets Church

Established 1859

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2014

1. St. Bridgets Church Marker

Inscription.
Present building dedicated 1909
Historical Society formed 1970
First Catholic Church in Marshall Co.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.

Location. 39° 57.951′ N, 96° 15.802′ W. Marker is near Summerfield, Kansas, in Marshall County. It is on 29th Terrace north of Cherokee Road, on the left when traveling north. Church and marker are about 5 miles ESE of Summerfield. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Summerfield KS 66541, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: David Smith's Pony Express and Stage Station Overland Trail (approx. 4.6 miles away); World War Memorial

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(approx. 6½ miles away); Saddle Up at Guittard (approx. 9.4 miles away); Liberty School Bell (approx. 10.3 miles away); The Grotto at St. Mary's Church (approx. 10.4 miles away); Father William L. Nelligan (approx. 11.1 miles away); Pawnee City (approx. 11½ miles away in Nebraska); a different marker also named Pawnee City (approx. 11.8 miles away in Nebraska).

Also see . . . St. Bridget, Kansas. Legends of Kansas website entry (Submitted on July 26, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2014

2. St. Bridgets Church Marker

St. Bridgets Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2014

3. St. Bridgets Church and Marker

St. Bridgets Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2014

4. St. Bridgets Church

Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 747 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 14, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.