Saturday, February 28, 2015

St Anne's Catholic Church---Kosciusko, TX



The town is named for the Polish General Thaddeus Kosciusko when it was established March 12, 1880 by sixty five polish families.
In 1892 a polish catholic school was built. Over time, the town consisted of a General Store, with a post office inside that opened in 1896.
    The catholic church was run by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word,closed in 1969.
     The first church was built in 1897. The people gathered together and with $2000 built the first church and named it St Anne. The current church was built in 1951.

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