A 15-foot-tall wooden cross is located inside the main entrance at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Independence. The cross pre-dates the church and was used as early as the 1820s to attract early inhabitants of this area to religious ceremonies during the time when the church had established a mission here. [Debbie Coleman-Topi/Special to The Examiner]
By Debbie Coleman-TopiSpecial to The Examiner A 15-foot-tall wooden cross towers just inside the main entrance of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, having served as a…
