I am pleased and proud to bring the history of this fine parish to the attention of my colleagues. The churchs origins go back to the early settlers along the Susquehanna River near what is now Nanticoke. The City was named for the Nanticoke Indians. who had emigrated from the Chesapeake Bay area in the 1770s. By 1825. Nanticoke was a coal mining town and most of the settlers were of English. Irish. and Welsh descent. As mining operations expanded. the need for labor increased and the area saw a wave of immigrants from Ireland and Central Europe. The need for a place of worship for these miners became apparent. In September of 1874.
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