Parnell, Michigan
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|subdivision_name2 = Kent
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|subdivision_name3 = Grattan
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|postal_code = 49301 (Ada)
|area_code = 616
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Parnell is an unincorporated community in Grattan Township, Kent County, Michigan, United States. Its latitude is 43.043 and its longitude is -85.411.
History
The area in which it is currently located was once the home of the Ottawa people. After the 1836 Treaty of Washington opened up the land for European settlement, the former inhabitants were quickly replaced by Europeans. In the late 1830s and '40s, Irish immigrants settled the area, which had the advantages of prime farmland and a location reasonably close to a metropolitan center, Grand Rapids, Michigan. By 1844, it is estimated that 20-30 Irish families were settled in the area now known as Parnell. That year, the community came together to worship with a priest sent from Grand Rapids, most frequently in the home of Michael Farrell. By the end of the year, planning for St. Patrick's Catholic Church had begun. The current structure, dating from 1878, is located across the street from the original church.[http://www.migenweb.net/kent/churches/catholic/stpatsparnell/history.html History of St. Patrick's Catholic Church] The steeple of the church was renovated in 2005.{{cite web
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| title =St. Patrick Catholic Church Steeple Renovation
| work =The Church Construction Portfolio
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| url =http://ascribehq.com/the-church-construction-portfolio/portfolio/2968
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| accessdate = August 2, 2014
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140811214733/http://ascribehq.com/the-church-construction-portfolio/portfolio/2968
| archive-date = August 11, 2014}}
Saint Patrick School in Parnell was founded by Catholic priest James Crumley in 1893, and moved into its current building in 1963.{{cite web
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| title =History: Parish and School History
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| url =http://www.stpatrickparnellschool.org/history/
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Parnell is also the home of a monastery of Discalced Carmelite nuns, founded in 1916.{{cite web
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| title =Carmelite Nuns of Ada (Parnell) Michigan
| publisher =The Discalced Carmelite Nuns of the Monastery of Our Lady of Guadalupe Ada (Parnell), Michigan
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Education
Lowell Area Schools operates area public schools. Murray Lake Elementary School serves Parnell, while Lowell Middle School and Lowell High School serve the entire district.{{cite web|url=https://www.lowellschools.com/downloads/enrollment_2020/lowell_schools_map.pdf|title=lowell_schools_map.pdf|publisher=Lowell Area Schools|accessdate=2021-02-23}} - [https://www.lowellschools.com/our-district/enrollment/ Elementary school boundary descriptions here] (see text for information on Murray Lake elementary)
References
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External links
- [http://www.stpatrickparnell.org/ St. Patrick Parish]
- [http://www.migenweb.net/kent/churches/catholic/stpatsparnell/history.html History of St. Patrick's Catholic Church: Parnell, Grattan Township, Kent County, Michigan]
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Kent County, Michigan