St. Patrick's Catholic Church Bell Tower - Atoka, OK
N 34° 21.714 W 096° 08.675
14S E 762607 N 3805979
St. Patrick's Catholic Church is at 2103 S Mississippi Ave, Atoka, OK. Its bell tower holds only a single bell, but a very special one.
Waymark Code: WMX89Q
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 12/11/2017
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This bell tower is in front of the current sanctuary, at least 50 feet high, made up of four tan brick supports that are angled, all topped by a concrete platform with a cross that can be illuminated at night. A plaque on the east side of the bell tower provides some background:
1872 - Centennial - 1972
(Atoka Catholic Church)
Oklahoma's first Catholic Church was built in 1872 in Atoka. In 1876, Fr. Isidore Robot, O.S.B., first resident pastor, was named Prefect Apostolic of Ind. Terr. by Pius IX. The church was destroyed in 1924 and the bell in this tower was preserved in Caddo, Okla., through the efforts of Judge John L. Boland until its return to Atoka in 1971.
Address of Tower:
2103 S Mississippi Ave
Atoka, OK USA
74525
Still Operational: yes
Number of bells in tower?: 1
Rate tower: 
Tours or visits allowed in tower?: No
Relevant website?: Not listed
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