What Catholic church was in Desoto in 1880? thank you Pat

----- Original Message ----- From: Pat Hammons <hammons@mail.community.k12.mo.us> To: <MOJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 9:29 AM Subject: [MOJEFFER] Catholic Church - Desoto > What Catholic church was in Desoto in 1880? > > thank you > > Pat > St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church was built in 1857, to accommodate the Irish Catholic workers, primarily, who came here to work for the railroad. Thomas C. Fletcher & Louis J. Rankin donated the ground it was built on. The building that stands today, was built in 1885. Desoto Joe/The Record Man