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By Trinket Troy, April 25, 2006 | |
| | | 1. Catholic Pioneers Marker | | |
Inscription. Basil Hayden, Sr., led 25 Maryland Catholic families to settle near here, on Pottinger's Creek, 1785. Father Whelan said first Mass in Kentucky here in 1787. First Catholic church west of Alleghenies built here in 1792. First monks, 1805, Trappist Fathers (Cistercians). Present church erected in 1823, under direction of famous Belgian missionary, Charles Nerinckx.
Erected by The Kentucky Historical Society and the Department of Highways. (Marker Number 913.)
Location. 37° 40.446′ N, 85° 26.816′ W. Marker is in Holy Cross, Kentucky, in Marion County. Marker is at the intersection of Loretto Road (Kentucky Route 49) and Holy Cross Road (Kentucky Route 457) on Loretto Road. Click for map. Also at this crossroads is Kentucky Route 527. Marker is in this post office area: Loretto KY 40037, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Wickland (approx. 9.5 miles away); Salem Academy (approx. 9.8 miles away); My Old Kentucky Home (approx. 9.9 miles away); Lincoln Knob Creek Farm (approx. 11.3 miles away); a different marker also named Lincoln Knob Creek Farm (approx. 11.3 miles away).
More about this marker. | | | | 
By Trinket Troy, April 25, 2006 | |
| | | 2. Catholic Pioneers Marker | | |
The crossroads of Holy Cross no longer has a post office. It is served by the Loretto post office.
Also see . . . History of the Churches. The churches are Holy Cross Church and St. Francis of Asisi Church. (Submitted on April 30, 2006.)
Credits. This page originally submitted on April 30, 2006, by Trinket Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,709 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. Submitted on April 30, 2006, by Trinket Troy of Burke, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page. |
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