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St. John The Baptist Church

 
 
St. John The Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 18, 2015
1. St. John The Baptist Church Marker
Inscription. Second Oldest Roman Catholic Church in Indiana. Established 1824. Original log meeting house replaced by frame church in 1842. First brick edifice erected 1847. Present church dedicated October 19, 1879.
 
Erected 1976 by Dearborn County Bicentennial Committee.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is October 19, 1821.
 
Location. 39° 14.67′ N, 84° 56.88′ W. Marker is in Dover, Indiana, in Dearborn County. It is on State Road 1 just south of Sawmill Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Guilford IN 47022, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Indiana. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, 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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dover (approx. Ό mile away); General John Morgan (approx. Ό mile away); a different marker also named General John Morgan (approx. 2.7 miles away); Raiders Steal the Priest’s Horses (approx. 2.8 miles away); a different marker also named General John Morgan (approx. 2.9 miles away); St. Joseph Catholic Church Original Cemetery Grounds (approx. 3.3 miles away); St. Joseph Catholic Church (approx. 3.3 miles away); St. Leon Pole Raising (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.
 
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St. John The Baptist Church, Dover, IN. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 18, 2015
2. St. John The Baptist Church, Dover, IN.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 913 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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