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Saint Josephs Catholic Church.

The Catholic Church's history starts around 1871 when a small wooden building was erected at the cost of about $500. This was 8 years before the church would have a dedicated Priest. During those 8 years Father William Kelly would travel to Rawlins to preach the sermon and then turn around and head right back to Cheyenne.
In 1914, a new location for the church was secured at the corner of Third and Pine Streets to the tune of $8300.00. A piece of property directly North of this was bought for the sum of $4000.00, and was reserved for a future school (St. Joseph's Catholic School now stands in this spot). The old Church property was sold for $5000.00.
The cornerstone of the new Church was laid on October 10, 1915, and the Church was dedicated by August 6, 1916. The total cost of the new Church, not including all the new furnishings, was $32,375.00. When the Church was completed, there was a debt of $13,500.00 , which was paid in full in 1921. In the latter year, the Church was decorated at a cost of $3,000.00.
In May, 1917, the lot and the house adjoining the Church were bought for a parochial residence at a cost of $3,500.00, (the property was bought in 1914, but clear title was not acquired until 1917). In March, 1922, the old St. Joseph's Rectory was sold to Mr. L.E. Armstrong for the sum of $651.00, and was moved by him 4 blocks down the road to Colorado Street. A new smaller brick rectory was built the same year A new smaller brick rectory was built the same year.
In the Fall of the year, 1926, the choir balcony was extended and remodeled in preparation to install a new pipe organ. This improvement and the installation of the organ cost $8000.00.
On the night of February 10, 1933, a fire of unknown origin practically destroyed the entire interior of the Church. The extent of the damage was placed at $11,000.00. Fortunately it was covered by insurance. While the work of reconstruction was in progress, Mass was celebrated in the Elks Hall on Sundays, and in the rectory on weekdays.
By Easter Sunday, April 16,1933, Mass was celebrated in the newly rebuilt Church since the disastrous fire. On Tuesday, October 17, 1933, the new marble altar was consecrated.

The Episcopal Church parish was organized and incorporated under the name St. Thomas in 1881. In 1882 The parish bought south east corner of 6th and Pine to build a permanent church, the cornerstone was laid on July 19th 1882. The bell for the church arrived April 18th 1884, and the church was consecrated May 25th 1884. The church cost $2,298.00, and was well worth every penny.

The Methodist Episcopal Church was first organized on December 24th, 1867. The land to build the church on was bought from the Union Pacific Railroad Company in 1878 for a whapping $37.50, ant the corner stone of the church was laid on September 23rd 1881 on the corner of 6th and Buffalo Street. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F) and the Masons Turned out to honor the occasion, with the cornerstone being laid according to Masonic rites. It took less than a year to build the church, but to dedicate it they needed a bell, but did not have the funds to purchase one. To solve this problem they asked Union Pacific Blacksmith Robert Wilson to make them a large triangle of steel which was arranged to be struck by a hammer. With this the church was dedicated and the first services were held on April 2nd 1882.

The France Memorial United Presbyterian Church is a Gothic Revival building and was constructed in 1882.
The land for this lovely church was bought from the Union Pacific Railroad company for $62.50.
The materials to build the first church were supplied by Lyman Bridges of Chicago at the cost of $950.00. The First Presbyterian church building in Wyoming was erected, and opened its doors on March 13th 1870.
In May of 1881 a new reverend took over the church and subscribed $2000 for a new church. The old Church was sold for $300.00 and moved off the lot and construction on the new church began in may of 1882. Construction ended late the same year, the new church cost a total of $7,800.00.

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