Saint Urban, Washington

Saint Urban is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, Washington, United States.[1] It is located approximately three miles NE of Winlock 46°31′05″N 122°53′13″W / 46.518°N 122.887°W / 46.518; -122.887 (map). It came about as German and Swiss immigrants settled here in the late 1800s. At the height of its prosperity the hub of this community, located at the intersection of Military Road and the Sargent Road, consisted of a small store, the Catholic church, a school and a Grange hall.[2][3] Today only the Grange Hall[4] and church remain. The church has been decommissioned but a cemetery is still maintained.[5]

The church, originally called the Assumption Catholic Church (later called St. Urban) was dedicated on August 15, 1891. That day is the Feast of the Assumption. By the early 2000s the church building had become dilapidated and was in need of repair. The Archdiocese of Seattle was contemplating destroying the building. A group of former residents and their descendants, concerned about the loss of a historic landmark, formed the St. Urban Settlement Foundation in an effort to save the church. Volunteers worked in the restoration effort that culminated in the reopening of the building with a ceremony on August 15, 2010.[6]

[6]== References ==

  1. ↑ "Saint Urban". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Bill Wall. "History of Winlock and Vicinity".
  3. ↑ C. C. Wall (1952). "A History of Winlock, Washington" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Lewis County Granges | St. Urban Grange 648". www.grange.org. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
  5. ↑ "St. Urban Cemetery".
  6. 1 2 http://tdn.com/news/local/winlock-celebrates-completion-of-st-urban-restoration/article_edf281e6-a760-11df-8d0d-001cc4c002e0.html



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