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Description
St Joseph's was the first Catholic parochial school in Lewiston-Auburn, built in 1881, and served both the established Irish Catholic community, and the new arrivals of French Canadians. Eventually, the growing number of French-Canadian parishioners would necessitate the creation of two new parishes - Saints Peter and Paul's, the "French" parish, and Saint Patrick's, the "Irish" parish. Each parish would go on to construct its own school.
While Lewiston-Auburn's two major Catholic communities would remain distinct, and sometimes hostile to one another, St Joseph's parish maintained a more mixed congregation than any other.
About This Item
- Title: Girls at St Joseph's School, Auburn, ca. 1890
- Creation Date: circa 1890
- Subject Date: circa 1890
- Location: Auburn, Androscoggin County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 18.5 cm x 2 cm
- Local Code: 2013.0.59
- Object Type: Image
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