St. John the Baptist Church, Dry Ridge, was named by parishioner Henry Kleine in return for his large pledge of $400.00 1846 One-room log schoolhouse built by area Catholics. 1860 First St. John’s Church built. New school constructed and staffed by Sisters of Divine Providence. 1866 Swiss priest Father Gebhard …

by Madison Burton Junior high students greeted the soon-to-be citizens with excitement and curiosity. As immigrants walked through the doors of the gym of St. John the Baptist School in Dry Ridge, the Honorable Michael R. Barret, U.S. District Court Judge, prepared to declare the gym a courtroom. Dec. 6 …