The Grotto, Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church
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vhasler
N 29° 42.204 W 098° 07.708
14R E 584308 N 3286237
Grotto constructed to remember the end of the 1918 influenza epidemic in the United States.
Waymark Code: WMKNDE
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/06/2014
Views: 7
Located at 300 N. Castell behind the church in the enclosed grotto area. Access should be avoided during normal mass times.
Marker Number: 5348
Marker Text:
A major influenza epidemic spread across the United States in 1918 causing many deaths. Under the leadership of Father J.M.J. Wack (d.1927), who served Saints Peter and Paul Church for 38 years, members constructed this grotto to commemorate an end to the disease-related deaths in the parish. Modeled after the Lourdes grotto in southwestern France, it was built of native rock gathered from area ranches. Aided by parishioners, J.J. Scholz of Nebraska completed the stonework. The congregation dedicated the shrine during celebration on June 29, 1921. (1980)
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