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On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:26:59 -0700, "Paddy's Pig"
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Is that the chapel in the background? The oldest building in the US.

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"joevan" wrote in message
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On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:26:59 -0700, "Paddy's Pig"
wrote:

Is that the chapel in the background? The oldest building in the US.

Yes. I learned the other day it was built in 1782* which makes it the
oldest building in California but certainly there is something on the east
coast that is older.
--
Pat Durkin

*The local ABC television station in Los Angeles used one of my Capistrano
pics as a background on their weather report last week and they announced
that was the build date.

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On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:13:32 -0700, "Paddy's Pig"
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"joevan" wrote in message
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On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:26:59 -0700, "Paddy's Pig"
wrote:

Is that the chapel in the background? The oldest building in the US.

Yes. I learned the other day it was built in 1782* which makes it the
oldest building in California but certainly there is something on the east
coast that is older.
Possibly so. This church from near my home in VA. I was not thinking
correctly when I said US I meant California. Then so many have been
reconsturcted so who really knows.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown_Church

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On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:44:19 -0400, joevan
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On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:13:32 -0700, "Paddy's Pig"
wrote:


"joevan" wrote in message
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On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:26:59 -0700, "Paddy's Pig"
wrote:

Is that the chapel in the background? The oldest building in the US.

Yes. I learned the other day it was built in 1782* which makes it the
oldest building in California but certainly there is something on the east
coast that is older.
Possibly so. This church from near my home in VA. I was not thinking
correctly when I said US I meant California. Then so many have been
reconsturcted so who really knows.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown_Church
I spent a few weeks here in 1963. In the outskirts of the town of Taos
not the Pueblo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taos_Pueblo

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"Paddy's Pig" wrote:

"joevan" wrote in message
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On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:26:59 -0700, "Paddy's Pig"
wrote:

Is that the chapel in the background? The oldest building in the US.

Yes. I learned the other day it was built in 1782* which makes it the
oldest building in California but certainly there is something on the east
coast that is older.

It's in St. Augustine, Florida. I saw it there when
I visited. Also drank from the official "Fountain of
Youth." THAT's overrated!!!

Sue

--
8^)~~~~~~ Sue
~~~~~~~~~

http://www.wacvet.com/

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"Suzanne Eckhardt" wrote in message
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"Paddy's Pig" wrote:

"joevan" wrote in message
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On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:26:59 -0700, "Paddy's Pig"
wrote:

Is that the chapel in the background? The oldest building in the US.

Yes. I learned the other day it was built in 1782* which makes it the
oldest building in California but certainly there is something on the
east
coast that is older.

It's in St. Augustine, Florida. I saw it there when
I visited. Also drank from the official "Fountain of
Youth." THAT's overrated!!!


I take y'er not feelin' any younger then, right? :o)