Just a block from the word famous Anchor Bar stands a once magnificent structure, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.

The church has roots back to 1850 after an ethnic split-up of the Lamb Church of God built in 1832.  That congregation consisted of German, Irish and French immigrants. In 1837 the Irish members left to establish Saint Patrick’s Church where they could worship in in the English language. In 1843, A group of German members left  and formed Saint Mary’s church.  Finally, the French members separated and established Saint Peter’s French Catholic Church.

When toward the end of the 19th century,  the parishioners outgrew the church they procured land and began construction of a new church located on the corner of Best and Main Streets.  The new church was named Notre Dame de Lourdes and had four cornerstones commemorating both Saint Peters and Notre Dame de Lourdes in both native language and in English.