St. James at Sag Bridge - Lemont, IL
Posted by: cldisme
N 41° 41.978 W 087° 55.989
16T E 422355 N 4616848
A simple arch as an entrance to a historic church and cemetery.
Waymark Code: WM3EJA
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/24/2008
Views: 27
St. James at Sag Bridge is historic for two reasons.
One, it was one of the first Catholic churches serving the Catholic community during northern Illinois' early settlement years. It was originally established in 1833 to serve the Catholic canal workers in the frontier of western Cook County. The earliest recorded burial is of Hannorah Ford, a child of Irish parents, in January of 1837.
The current church was built in 1912.
The other reason is the church and cemetery are supposedly
haunted. The most common sighting has been a phantom horse and carriage arriving at the church. At that point, a female enters the carriage which begins to depart. However, by the time it reaches the gates it has disappeared.