ST JOHN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH…

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Just up on terrace Street, from the bridge, is St. Johns Roman Catholic Church. Built in 1878, St. John’s replaced the original structure  which  

The first Hebrew congregation was organized in 1849 and consisted of ten men who held prayer meetings in homes untilthe present building was erected on land donated by the

D & H Canal Co. in 1852. It is of Romanesque architecture. The structure is the smallest synagogue in America having had a continuous congregation since its founding.

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This building was erected in 1860 after the original church, built in 1848 on Eighth Street to serve the German-

The church building was dedicated in a formal ceremony October 2-5 1904, after having been built at a cost of $23,000.Some of the 

speaking Catholics of the town, burned to the ground. The recently canonized St. John Neumann (1811-1860) served as Bishop of Philadelphia, rode horseback to these and other Wayne County parishes to confer the Sacrament of Confirmation on his visitations

furniture and the bell were brought over from the old church which was located just South of site # 16. The original congregation was formed on May 2, 1846. The lots for the new church were purchased by the Ladies Aid, Young People’s Societies and the Sunday School for $5,500.

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Now the editorial offices for Highlights for Children magazine, 

the Z.H. Russell mansion was finished in 1869. A man of many business interests, Mr Russell was a member of the organizers of Grace Episcopal Church, The Honesdale Bank, Honesdale Gas Co. and many others.