The Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a historic

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off OH 289 in

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. It was built in 1913 and added to the

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in 1979 as Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. The parish of the

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was established in 1906 by the

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and local Italian Immigrates. In 2011 the parish was merged with St. Anthony of Padua parish. The

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elevated the church to a

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in 2014. Each year, an Italian festival is held at the end of July, in the church's parking lot.

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