Chapel of San Pedro at Fort Lowell - Arizona Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Text of Marker:
A tiny chapel, built here in 1915, served the Barriada del Rillito, a community now called El Fuerte. The fifteen immigrant Mexican families of this village gathered outside under mesquite trees to hear Mass. In 1917, Senora Josefa de Mule donated land for a larger building. The second chapel, Santo Angel de la Guarda, was destroyed by a tornado in 1929. The present structure, also built by the men of El Fuerte, was dedicated in 1932. Carmelite fathers from Tucson's Holy Family church served the congregation until 1948, when St. Cyril's replaced this chapel as the neighborhood parish church.

Marker Name: Chapel of San Pedro at Fort Lowell Type of history commemorated: Place County: Pima Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker: Tucson-Pima Historical Commission and Arizona Historical Society Year placed: 1989

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