Pub. by CharmCraft, St. Louis, Mo.
ST. FERDINAND'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
Florissant, Mo.
Florissant, a St. Louis suburb, is also the oldest
community in the county, settled before 1787.
St. Ferdinand's Church is the oldest Catholic Church
west of the Mississippi. The back portion of the
church was built in 1821 and the building was
enlarged in 1870. The Florissant Historical Society
has established a museum containing many ex-
hibits in the group of buildings housing the church
and Old Loretto Academy.
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by COLOURPICTURE PUBLISHERS, INC., Boston 30, Mass., U.S.A.
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