St. Joseph's Parish
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snfromky
N 36° 47.151 W 088° 01.456
16S E 408608 N 4071605
German immigrants found the first Catholic church in the county.
Waymark Code: WM2D43
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 10/14/2007
Views: 35
Settlement of German immigrants founded the first Catholic Church in the county, 1882, a mission of the Louisville diocese. Prussian agriculture, architecture, and traditions flourished under their influence. Due to migration the parish declined about 1900, and the church was razed in 1925. Now the parish cemetery is all that remains of the European colony.
Marker Name: St. Joseph's Parish
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 1100
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society and the Kentucky Department of Highways
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