Historic Milestones

March 19, 1854:     First Church & Rectory Completed & Dedicated
1861-1865:               Civil War
1875:                             Dedication of Present Church 
March 12, 1885:      A Fire Destroys the Church's Interior                       
1887:                             Steeple & Roosevelt Organ Added
1919:                             Consecration of the Restored Church 

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Pastors of St. Dominic

1852-Fr. Young 
Fr. George Augustine Joseph Wilson, OP
Fr. Clarkson, OP
Fr. Norman Haddad, OP
Fr. Donald Thibault, OP
Fr. Gregory Salamone, OP
​Fr. Geogre Schommer, OP

Chapter 1:  Catholics in SW Washington

Chapter 2:  Establishment of a Dominican Parish

Chapter 3:  The Parish Develops

Civil War

Dedication & Continued Growth

A Devastating Fire

The Church Restored

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