County of memorial: Cooper County
Location of memorial: 7th St., alongside SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Boonville
The steps of the original church, lead up to a wall built from the brick kept from the old church, and inside the wall is a abortion memorial(not old) and a statue of the Virgin Mary (not old) and the 1908 cornerstone, which is old.
A photo of an old postcard is in the gallery to show the steps leading to the church, and that they are these steps.
The cornerstone and Virgin Mary statue were added later, and the abortion memorial was added in 1994.
Plaque Text:
✟
Erected on the Site
of the
HISTORIC CHURCHES
of
S.S. PETER AND PAUL
of 1856 and 1890
MAY GOD BE PRAISED AND HONORED
By the Catholics of Boonville
FOREVER
1974
" ... [Rev. Theodore Kussman] Two years after his
appointment to Boonville, he was made irremovable rector and has been in charge now over thirty-one years. Various improvements were made during his stay, the most important being the building
of the new church, and putting an addition to the rectory, making it double the previous size. March 2, 1890, the old church caught fire and was damaged $2,125. The old church was torn down. A new part with tower and side turrets, was erected and connected with Fr. Hoffmans transent, sanctuary and sacristies, at the expense of $11,200." ~ History of Cooper County, by W.F. Johnson, 1919
" ... A new church was built in 1851, and after a
fire in 1890, a new nave and a new part with tower and aide turrets was erected and connected with the original transept, sanctuary, and sacristies. The present church was erected in 1973 under the administration of Msgr. John Dreisoerner." ~ MoGenWeb
" ... On March 2, 1890, the nave was badly damaged by fire and a new section with a tower and side turrets were added and dedicated on November 16, 1890." ~ Diocese of Jefferson City