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Baptist Church
The Baptist Church has had three sites. Old Chariton was organized 1820, with twenty members. 1827 was moved to Monticello, then 1861 to Glasgow where a substantial brick house was built and sold in 1866 to the Presbyterians. After some years the congregation erected present building, one of the most elegant churches in the county, at a cost of $12,000.00. Dedicated 1871.