Mr. Speaker. this summer the parishioners of St. John Nepomucene Parish in Freeland. PA. will celebrate its centennial. In the late 19th century. many Slovak people immigrated to America. A number of these immigrants settled in and around Freeland. In 1889. a group of Slovak men organized and founded St. Johns Lodge. Plans were made to erect a place of worship and Bishop OHara granted permission to begin work on the church. The building was built by Mr. Lou Lentz for a sum of $6.500. In 1890. the completed church was dedicated by the bishop and it was named St.
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