Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 12/25/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Early information about the beginnings of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish at Krakow is very meager. The little that is known is derived in large part from the memoirs of those who were associated more or less closely with the Parish during its early years.

The parish was established in 1895 about a quarter of a mile North of this location. The name of the new church was Sts. Peter and Paul - Krakow.   Although several of the families who had settled in this vicinity had come from Krakow, Poland, a greater number, according to reports, had come from Tarnov. Because there already was a place in Nebraska called Tarnov, the new settlers of this territory decided to call the place Krakow (Cracow) after the large city of Krakow in Poland.  Just south of the first church, a convent for Sisters was erected in 1895; but since there were no Sisters, as yet, the building was used as a boarding house for the lay teacher and the children who attended the school.  In 1901, construction of a new church was begun. The site for this new building was to the south of the first church. The new church was dedicated in 1902.   In 1908, the Sisters of the Resurrection from Chicago came to staff the school.  In 1922, a new school, boarding house, Sisters living quarters and chapel were constructed. The first church, which up to this time had served as a school, was torn down.  Two school buses were purchased in 1963 to transport pupils to classes, new playground equipment and other school furnishings also were purchased. Since pupils no longer boarded at the school, the dormitories were remodeled into living quarters for the Sisters. The school basement was transformed into a dining room, with kitchen, to accommodate social functions.  Due to the lack of Sisters to staff the school, it was closed at the end of the 1977-78 term.  


You do not need to walk on any graves to find this cache.  This is a publicly accessible area, but please limit your search to daylight hours. Please respect the area and those interred here, CITO if needed, use stealth if warranted, and rehide as you find it for the next cacher. Thank you and good luck.





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