Huron Church Will Observe Birthday - October, 1930

Source:Views of Huron : the "Good Old Days" (Spiral Scrapbook) / Huron, SD : Mrs Charles Barkl, 1930-1940, page "4" [Location:Huron Public Library].

Caption:  Here is a picture of Huron's first place of worship, the Baptist church which stood on the present site of the A. M. Urquhart garage [101-3rd Street Southeast].  Built in 1880 at a cost of about $2,000, the edifice was dedicated the following year.


This same photograph was in the Evening Huronite, 24 June 1930, page 5, column 5 with the caption:

Baptists Put Up First Church

Here is Huron's first place of worship, the Baptist church which was completed in the fall of 1880 at a cost of $2,000.  The Rev. George A. Cressey was pastor.  The building stood at Third and Kansas on the site now occupied by A. M. Urquhart's garage. It faced west.