Bay Settlement Church and Monument

United States historic place


Bay Settlement Church and Monument
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Nearest city	Delhi, Iowa
Coordinates	42°23′32″N 91°22′37″W / 42.39222°N 91.37694°W / 42.39222; -91.37694
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	1873
NRHP reference No.	77000506
Added to NRHP	September 13, 1977

Bay Settlement Church and Monument is a historic church building and structure located in rural Delaware County, Iowa, southwest of Delhi. Organized in 1846 as the Upper Bay Church, it was the first Free Baptist Church congregation in Iowa. They built a log structure for their church the same year, and it served the congregation until this frame, front gable structure was completed in 1873. A monument to honor their 14 Civil War dead was erected in the cemetery in 1865. Its dedication in August that year is believed to be the first Memorial Day service in Iowa. Services were held on May 30 in succeeding years. The church and monument were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Dale Crosier. "Bay Settlement Church and Monument". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-29. with two photos from 1976

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v t e National Register of Historic Places in Delaware County, Iowa
Coggon	Robert Kirkpatrick Round Barn
Delhi	Bay Settlement Church and Monument
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Earlville	Ruth Suckow House
Hopkinton	Historic Lenox College
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Petersburg	Saints Peter and Paul Church
Strawberry Point	Backbone State Park Historic District
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Delaware County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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