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San Fernando Cathedral San Fernando Cathedral
San Antonio, Texas

By the mid-1860s the population of San Antonio had outgrown the original structure.

San Francisco De Asis Mission Church San Francisco De Asis Mission Church
Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico

San Francisco de Asís Mission Church, c.

San Miguel Mission San Miguel Mission
Santa Fe, New Mexico

The city of Santa Fe was founded in 1610, and El San Miguel (St.

Socorro Mission Socorro Mission
El Paso, Texas

The original Franciscan mission, Nuestra Señora de la Concepción del Socorro, was found

St. Elizabeth Catholic Church St. Elizabeth Catholic Church
Paincourtville, Louisiana

St.

St. Fidelis Catholic Church St. Fidelis Catholic Church
Victoria, Kansas

 With a seating capacity of 1,100, St.

St. Joseph's Mission St. Joseph's Mission
Lapwai, Idaho

This first mission for the Nez Perce Indians was built in 1874 near Mission Creek on la

St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine
St. Augustine, Florida

The story of the first Greek migration to America, occurring in 1768, is retold in St.

Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area
Murfreesboro, Tennessee

The Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area tells the whole story of the Civil War,

Touro Synagogue National Historic Site Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
Newport, Rhode Island

The Touro Synagogue was dedicated in

Tumacacori National Historic Park Tumacacori National Historic Park
Tumacacori, Arizona

Tumacácori NHP protects three Spanish colonial mission ruins in southern Arizona: Tumac

Union Church Of Pocantico Hills Union Church Of Pocantico Hills
Tarrytown, New York

Visitors marvel at the colorful rose window created for the church by Henri Matisse.

Union Meetinghouse Union Meetinghouse
Gilford, New Hampshire

Following the Civil War, the building came into possession of the Methodist-Episcopal S

Ysleta Mission Ysleta Mission
El Paso, Texas

The church was partially destroyed during a disastrous fire in 1907, but was reconstruc

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