Independence Congregational Church Explained

Independence Congregational Church
Coordinates:47.6945°N -102.3763°W
Added:July 14, 2015
Area:NaNacres
Refnum:15000422

The Independence Congregational Church on Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, near Mandaree in Dunn County, North Dakota, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]

The church's bell was donated by the Broadway Tabernacle in New York City.[2]

The church was a mission of the Congregational Church, with missionary Charles Hall and his wife arriving on May 9, 1876 to build a Congregational Mission.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Dunn County church added to National Register of Historic Places . August 5, 2015 . . Dickinson Press staff.
  2. Web site: Independence Congregational Church with Social Hall, Fort Berthold, N.D. .
  3. HISTORICAL SKETCH: "A Short History of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation" . Ralph M. Shane . North Dakota History . 26 . 4. October 1959. (included at webpage)
  4. Web site: Taken Lands: Territory and Sovereignty on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, 1934-1960 . Angela K. Parker . University of Michigan. (a dissertation)