Dry Valley Church and Cemetery

Historic site in Cherry County, Nebraska, US

United States historic place

Dry Valley Church and Cemetery

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Nearest city| Mullen, Nebraska
Coordinates| 42°15′49″N 101°05′08″W﻿ / ﻿42.26372°N 101.08569°W﻿ / 42.26372; -101.08569
Area| 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built| 1911
Built by| Holland, E.L.
NRHP reference No.| 07000660[1]
Added to NRHP| July 3, 2007

The Dry Valley Church and Cemetery, near Mullen, Nebraska, is a historic church that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The cemetery has about 80 graves.

Religious services in the area were begun in the early 1900s. A Sunday school was organized in 1909. In 1910 tent meetings at Wells, Nebraska were started. Plans for the "Dry Valley Union Congregational Church" were set in 1910, land was donated by Robert Boyer, and the cornerstone was laid on June 3, 1911. It was built of concrete blocks by E.L. Holland. The membership withdrew from the Congregational denomination in 1924; a Methodist church held funerals and selected other services thereafter. The church was not used for services from 1958 until 1986, when a group of women led a restoration effort.[2]

According to a website in 2013, the church hosts services at Christmas and at Memorial Day, and can be visited by appointment.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. The listing included one contributing building and one contributing site.[1]

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## References

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1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ "Geocache info".
3. ^ "Dry Valley Church". Archived from the original on 2013-05-02.

## External links

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* Dry Valley Church
* More photos of the Dry Valley church and cemetery at Wikimedia Commons
* Dry Valley Cemetery at Find a Grave

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National Register of Historic Places in Cherry County, Nebraska

Historic districts|

* Cherry County Courthouse
* Spade Ranch‡

Historic properties|

* Bell Bridge
* Berry State Aid Bridge
* Borman Bridge
* Brewer Bridge
* Bryan Bridge
* County Line Bridge
* Dry Valley Church and Cemetery
* F.M. Walcott House
* Twin Bridge
* US Post Office-Valentine
* Valentine Public School

Former listing|

* Adamson Bridge

Footnotes|

‡This historic property also has portions in an adjacent county.

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Cherry County, Nebraska and List of National Historic Landmarks in Nebraska
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