This photograph shows the Catholic Church (St. Josephs Catholic Church) in Mount Ayr, Iowa, as it appeared around 1986. A Protestant group, the Christian Congregation, constructed the church in 1883 and later sold it to the Roman Catholic Church in 1913. The Roman Catholics used the building until 1992. Content can be used with the following standards: 3rd grade SS 3.28 Cultural Contributions in a lesson on town expansion in the early 1900s. For any use other than instructional resources, please check with the organization that owns this item regarding copyright restrictions.
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