Providence Township near Grand Rapids in Lucas County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

St. Patrick Church

Providence

— 1845 —

St. Patrick Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 11, 2019

1. St. Patrick Church Marker

Inscription. Fr. Amadeus Rappe, Pastor of St. Francis de Sales, Toledo, and Mission Pastor of all Northwest Ohio, supervised the building of this church in 1845. Peter Manor donated the land, 40,000 bricks, and 5,000 ft. of black walnut lumber for this church. Parishioners donated all other materials and labor, plus their heartfelt prayers. Through the grace of God this little church stands today, the oldest in continuous use in the Toledo Diocese. It survived the town fire of 1846 and the cholera plague of the 1850's that eventually caused the demise of Providence, Ohio. The 150th Yr. Celebration - 1995

Erected 1995.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 41° 25.157′ N, 83° 52.401′ W. Marker is near Grand Rapids, Ohio, in Lucas County. It is in Providence Township. It is at the intersection of South River Road (U.S. 24) and Providence Neapolis Swanton Road (County Route 109) on South River Road. marker is on the west wall of the brick church. Touch for map. Marker

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is at or near this postal address: 14010 US-24, Grand Rapids OH 43522, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Lake Erie Shore

and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The 150th Anniversary of the Great Starvation (within shouting distance of this marker); Providence Historical District (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tempers Explode As Dams Get Built (approx. ¼ mile away); Foundations From The Past (approx. ¼ mile away); Water's Ways: Flood And Ice (approx. ¼ mile away); The Towpath Trail (approx. ¼ mile away); Sugar Maple (approx. half a mile away); Grand Rapids Town Hall (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 11, 2019

2. St. Patrick Church Marker

of all markers in Grand Rapids.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 11, 2019

3. St. Patrick Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 546 times since then and 45 times this year. Last updated on May 7, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 12, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.