The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and Cemetery near Peach Grove,

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, was built in 1860 or 1861. It was added to the

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in 1987. The church is also known as Stepstone Church. The church is a one-story front-gabled

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building, built of log

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s and rough-cut boards on a fieldstone foundation. It has a wooden

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with a louvered vent, topped by an iron ball and cross. With .

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