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St Joseph church was built from 1884 to 1887 After 123 years the steeple problem occurred |
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Photo taken on 12 November 2010. About a week before this there was a wind storm that caused the 800 pound cross and rooster lean to the East.
A short time later they had a large cable attached to the cross to prevent the cross from falling onto the houses nearby. |
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On the 12th of April, 2011 the rooster,
cross, and part of the spire of the steeple was removed.
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On the 16th of April 2011they removed the remaining spire of the steeple. |
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March 2012
Removal of the dome of the upper empty belfry |
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October 2, 2015 Peter and I taking photos of the wood joints in the dome of the lower belfry to see if there was any rotten wood
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Yucky bird stuff on the upper section |
A Great View from up there |
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June 2018 Removal of both the upper and lower belfry
Watch this Video of the upper empty belfry coming down
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This was estimated to weigh 17,000 pounds |
Very rugged and well built |
There was a severe amount of rot and deterioration in the structure of the Main Belfry |
