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Near Corona in Roberts County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

First German Baptist Church

 
 
First German Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, September 3, 2014
1. First German Baptist Church Marker
Inscription.
First German Baptist Church
of Corona, South Dakota
Organized March 14, 1911
Charter Members
Enno & Anna Reiter
Enoch & Alida Block
Anton & Flora Block
Reinhold & Grace Koenigsberg
William & Louise Schmidt
August Loof
William & Wilhelmina Sprung
Mrs. Albert (Minnie) Weise
Fred & Greetje Van Hoorn
William & Kate Kampen
Enno & Gretje Okken


"They will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.:' Rev 14:13B NIV

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is March 14, 1911.
 
Location. 45° 20.452′ N, 96° 43.756′ W. Marker is near Corona, South Dakota, in Roberts County. It is on 141st St. half a mile west of 474th Ave.. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Corona SD 57227, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East River. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Northern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds
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itself in what was once Rupert’s Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Roberts County / Grant County (approx. 4.6 miles away); Grant County Court House Veterans Memorial (approx. 9.7 miles away); Gen. A. A. Humphrey Post (approx. 9.7 miles away); American Legion Junior Baseball Monument (approx. 9.8 miles away); Grant County Veterans Memorial (approx. 9.9 miles away).
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2015, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 611 times since then and 36 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on November 13, 2015, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Sep. 16, 2026