Second Baptist Church

The former Second Baptist Church is a historic building located in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, United States. The First Colored Baptist Church of Mt. Pleasant, later Second Baptist Church, was founded in the summer of 1863 by members of First Baptist Church for the education and worship of the community's African American population.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Baptist
Description: church in Mount Pleasant, Iowa

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Mount Pleasant station and Union Block.

Mount Pleasant station

Railway station

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Mount Pleasant station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad built the pressed brick depot in 1912. Mount Pleasant station is situated 2,000 feet east of Second Baptist Church.

Union Block

Building

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The Union Block of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, was built by William McCandless in 1861. Historically it was used as offices and by the county courts. In the Union Block in 1869, Arabella A. Union Block is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Second Baptist Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mount Pleasant and Westwood.

Mount Pleasant

Town

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Mount Pleasant is a city in and the county seat of Henry County in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 9,274 in the 2020 census, an increase from 8,668 in the 2010 census. It was founded in 1835 by pioneer Presley Saunders.

Westwood

Village

Westwood is a city in Henry County, Iowa, United States. The population was 101 at the time of the 2020 census. Westwood is situated 3½ miles west of Second Baptist Church.

Second Baptist Church

Categories: Protestant church building, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: City of Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.97037° or 40° 58′ 13″ north

Longitude

-91.55789° or 91° 33′ 28″ west

Elevation

719 feet (219 metres)

Open location code

86GCXCCR+4R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 656033725

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=baptist

GeoNames ID

4875843

Wikidata ID

Q48841998

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Places to explore: Van Allen House Heritage Center and Saunders Elementary School.

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