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Newell Catholic Church and Early Community Life
From 1870 to 1915 Catholic families formed Newell’s early fabric, meeting in homes before a mission church built in 1882 on Second and Harrison. A 1890s boom saw grand houses and a 22 room Parker mansion, a large driving park and races, then decline as parishes shifted to Storm Lake or Fonda by 1915. The community aided each other, gravesite care waned, and notable families and landmarks colored local history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newell
Tom Kannaly
Stevens
Thomas Lenahan
Fort Dodge
Smith
Second and
Harrison
Father Hennessey
Father Cook
Storm Lake
Fonda
Newell Catholic
Miles
Third and Fulton
Dr. Foley
Dr. Brooks
Sickles
Franklin
Molly Redfield
Third and
Fulton
Old Norton
D.C. Miller
Madison
H.C. Rogers
Jesse Allee
J.J. Allee
Allee
Rose
George
George M. Allee
Parkers
Fulton Street
St. Peters Lutheran Church
Newell Driving Park Association
J.j.allee
Pardo
Parker
Judge
Norton and