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St. Cecilia

Here is the steeple of Saint Cecilia's church. Not the best quality night picture, but not bad considering it was done hand held.

In late 1899 a delegation went to Springfield to request from the bishop a parish for the french speaking people of french hill. This request was granted in January of 1900 and St. Cecilia was born. The current church was built during the great depression in 1931. This provided work for the neighborhood of french hill in a bleak time.