Sacred Heart Chapel - White Marsh Marker

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Bowie in Prince George's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Sacred Heart Chapel - White Marsh
(Formerly St. Francis Borgia)

Sacred Heart Chapel - White Marsh Marker Photo, Click for full size

By F. Robby, November 26, 2004

1. Sacred Heart Chapel - White Marsh Marker

Inscription. Sacred Heart Chapel was built about 1741 by Jesuit Priests on the property known as White Marsh. The priests turned their 2,000 acre bequest into a thriving plantation. During the 1780's the American clergy met several times at White Marsh, and here on May 18th, 1789, they nominated John Carroll to be the first American Bishop. In the 1800's Jesuit novices studied at White Marsh, including Pierre de Smet, misisonary to the Indians. On Pentacost, 1853, fire destroyed everything on the hill except the walls of the Chapel. The present reconstruction dates from 1956 and has been renovated many times. It is the oldest Catholic church in Prince George's County.

Erected 1978 by Prince George's County Historical Society.

Location. 38° 59.085′ N, 76° 43.169′ W. Marker is in Bowie, Maryland, in Prince George's County. Marker is on Annapolis Road (Maryland Route 450) 0.6 miles west of Crain Highway (Maryland Route 3), on the left when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bowie MD 20715, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Belair Stable (approx. 1.8 miles away); Belair (approx. 1.9 miles away); Belair Mansion (approx. 2.2 miles away); Holy Trinity Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); Middle Plantation (approx. 3.3 miles away); Bowie Railroad Station Museum (approx. 3.6 miles away); The Bowie Caboose (approx. 3.6 miles away); Birthplace of Johns Hopkins (approx. 3.6 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Bowie.

Sacred Heart Chapel Photo, Click for full size

By F. Robby, November 26, 2004

2. Sacred Heart Chapel

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Additional keywords. Pierre J. De Smet

Credits. This page originally submitted on November 16, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 696 times since then. Last updated on May 27, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.