112:. Father Preston sought to erect a mission church for the Tarrytown portion of his congregation. Despite opposition from prominent area residents, in late 1851 he purchased a piece of land on De Peyster Street on which St. Teresa’s Church now stands. The church served the growing Catholic community of immigrants that had come to build the Hudson River railroad. In 1853 the diocese of Brooklyn and Newark were created. Staff from the
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