St. Mary High School (Guttenberg, Iowa)
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St. Mary High School in Guttenberg, Iowa
, was a Catholic
high school that operated from 1921 to 1968.
for this French
and German immigrant people were missionaries
traveling the Mississippi
as early as 1833. The first resident pastor, Rev. G.H. Plahte, was assigned in 1851.The most significant pastor, in relation to St. Mary School, was Rev. J. H. Brinkmann who built the present (Junior High) brick structure in 1894 and the former High School addition in 1921. In 1894 the enrollment was 160 with four Sisters teaching. The High School, fully accredited by the State in 1925, closed in 1968 with the Archdiocesan reorganization of schools.
Guttenberg, Iowa
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,987 people, 837 households, and 534 families residing in the city. The population density was 962.3 people per square mile . There were 935 housing units at an average density of 452.8 per square mile...
, was a Catholic
Catholic
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high school that operated from 1921 to 1968.
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The early clergyClergy
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for this French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
and German immigrant people were missionaries
Missionary
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traveling the Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
as early as 1833. The first resident pastor, Rev. G.H. Plahte, was assigned in 1851.The most significant pastor, in relation to St. Mary School, was Rev. J. H. Brinkmann who built the present (Junior High) brick structure in 1894 and the former High School addition in 1921. In 1894 the enrollment was 160 with four Sisters teaching. The High School, fully accredited by the State in 1925, closed in 1968 with the Archdiocesan reorganization of schools.