McIntyre Protestant Bible Study Class

According to a former resident, McIntyre Protestants complained to the Coal Company about the lack of a place in which to have Bible study classes for children. The Coal Company responded by providing this one-story, two-room structure. Since most of the immigrants and their families were Roman Catholic there was no Protestant church in McIntyre. Two different Presbyterian churches were located several miles away in the town of Jacksonville. The photo is from about 1932.

Photo: courtesy Ed Swan collection.