Postcard 148: Unposted, Early 20th Century

St. Roch's Chapel, New Orleans, LA.

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St. Rochs Chapel

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The chapel was erected in 1871 by Father

Thevis, in fulfilment of a vow he made that

if none of is parishioners died during the

yellow fever epidemic of 1866 and 67 he

would build with his own hands stone by

stone a chapel in thanksgiving to God.