Near Chapman in Dickinson County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
St. Patrick's Mission Church
1864 - 2008
Fr. Dumortier, frontier missionary
First Mass December, 1864
Catholic mission for
Irish Settlers and Native Americans
Used as a school and community
meeting place
Destroyed by tornado on June 11, 2008
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Built c.1861
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1987
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is June 11, 2008.
Location. 38° 58.836′ N, 97° 0.423′ W. Marker is near Chapman, Kansas, in Dickinson County. Marker is on 2650th Avenue, 0.2 miles east of Red Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chapman KS 67431, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); The World Wide Movement of Hi-Y (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Butterfield Trail (approx. 1.6 miles away); Kansas' First Kindergarten (approx. 7.9 miles away); Jacob B. Ehrsam (approx. 7.9 miles away); Carry A. Nation (approx. 7.9 miles away); Purple Heart Memorial (approx. 10.1 miles away); 1st Infantry Division Memorial (approx. 10.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chapman.
Also see . . .
1. St. Patrick's Mission Church History. St. Michael's Catholic Church website entry (Submitted on November 13, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. St. Patrick's Mission Church Memorial. Kansas Travel website entry (Submitted on December 4, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 289 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 13, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.