Churches
First Baptist Church was located at the corner of 6th and Pine.
Zion Lutheran Church
Sacred Heart Catholic Church's various buildings down through time
The photo above also appeared on the "Main Street" page, but we repeat it here for its significance to this page.  On the left is First Christian Church, located in the same block where the Butler County Justice Center is located now. The white building on the far right is South Methodist Church, located in the present location of First Presbyterian.  Also on the right is the Presbyterian Church with its square spire.  It was located in the site that later became a drive-in bank facility.
First Presbyterian Church
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The inscription on this photo reads, "South Methodist Church, Poplar Bluff, Mo."  It was located on the present-day site of First Prebsyterian Church. If you click on the picture to size it up, it is a beautiful photograph.
First Christian Church, at the corner of Main and Oak Street
Second Baptist Church, located at the corner of 5th and Pine Street.
The highway signs indicate that Pine Street was also known as US Highway 60 and US Highway 67.  At the time of this photo, Highway 67 came up 11th Street from the south, turned and followed Pine Street, and then turned and went up North Main, out the Old River Road.  At the Hilliard Bridge, it turned and followed the route of Highway W and Highway O through Hilliard and Hendrickson, before continuing north on its current path.
This photo from the 1960's shows First Christian Church in its current location across from the bowling alley on North Main Street...   Come visit us sometime :-)
Collection of several early churches around Poplar Bluff.