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Postcard
courtesy of Greg Cosimini
The original St.
John's Church and School as pictured on a postcard postmarked
1909. The Church was dedicated on December 19, 1886. The
School was dedicated several years
later on January 15, 1890.
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Picture
courtesy of Greg Cosimini
The original St.
John's Church (highlighted) from the booklet "Picturesque Dayton's
Bluff" published in 1909 by the Dayton's Bluff Commercial Club.
Note that church number 4 is the original Sacred Heart Catholic Church,
the only other Catholic church in Dayton's Bluff, both then and
now. At that time it was a German speaking national parish while
St. John's, located only two blocks to the east, was an English
speaking territorial parish.
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St. Paul
Dispatch & Pioneer Press photo from
Minnesota Historical Society. Used
with permission.
This is a 1923 photo
of the original school
building. Note the additon of fire escapes since
1909. The new (and
current) Church, which had just been
built, can be seen on the
right.
This
school was
replaced by the current building in 1932.
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