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Smelter Hospital

August 20, 2026

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San Jose de Cristo Rey Catholic Church in Smeltertown, built after the March 11, 1946 fire that destroyed the earlier San Jose del Rio Grande church, remained a powerful symbol for former residents even after the community’s decline and relocation. The original Smeltertown congregation dated to the…

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