Little Chute is a village in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 11,619 at the 2020 census. It is immediately east of the city of Appleton and runs along the Fox River. It i
Downtown Little Chute
Painting of the Little Chute Lock and Dam in 1856 commissioned by Morgan L. Martin. Drawn by Samuel M. Brookes and Thomas H. Stevenson, it was part of a group of paintings of river town sites and locks for the Fox-Wisconsin River Improvement Co. The view is approximately from the present day Doyle Park. The first St. John Nepomucene Church and School is on the extreme right.
Father Theodore Van den Broek, before 1848
Saint John Catholic Church
Theodore J. van den Broek was a Dutch Dominican missionary to the United States. He was known for his capacity for foreign languages, his community building efforts, and extensive work among several A
A drawing of St. John Nepomucene about 1851. The church was soon razed for the present structure.