Sunday marks the 75th anniversary celebration of Mount Carmel Church in the city of Poughkeepsie. NY. Over the last 75 years. Mount Carmel Church has stood as a symbol of the great strides made by Poughkeepsies Italian Immigrants. who have enriched the Queen City along the majestic Hudson River since the early 1900s. Those immigrants came to this country to find employment opportunities and liberty. One of the first things they did after arriving in this country was to build a church. which would become Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church. Using borrowed money. construction started on a yellow brick structure.
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