St. Inigoes in St. Mary's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

John LaFarge, S.J.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, January 11, 2015

1. John LaFarge, S.J. Marker

Inscription. John LaFarge, S.J. (1880-1963) served St. Mary's County (1911-26). Priest, Educator, Editor, Author, Historian, Advocated for Justice and Human Rights. Founded the Catholic Interracial Council, the Cardinal Gibbons Institute and the Society of Pilgrims of St. Mary's.

Erected 1996 by The Pilgrims of St. Mary's.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Civil Rights • Education • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 38° 9.015′ N, 76° 25.445′ W. Marker is in St. Inigoes, Maryland, in St. Mary's County. It is on Villa Road. Across Villa Road from the Naval Electronic Systems Engineering Activity Saint Inigoes. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Inigoes MD 20684, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Maryland.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Ignatius Church (a few steps from this marker); Disaster at Ragged Point (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Tulip Disaster (approx. 0.8 miles away); USS Tulip Monument (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Union's Defense (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Manor of Cornwaleys’ Cross (approx. 1½ miles

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away); Historic St. Mary's City (approx. 2.1 miles away); a different marker also named Historic St. Mary's City (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Inigoes.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, January 21, 2017

2. John LaFarge, S.J. Marker

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, January 21, 2017

3. John LaFarge, S.J. Marker

Across from the Naval Electronic Systems Engineering Activity Saint Inigoes.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, January 21, 2017

4. John LaFarge, S.J. Marker

At St. Ignatius Church.

John LaFarge, S.J. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Grentidez (Wikipedia)

5. John LaFarge, S.J.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 569 times since then and 7 times this year. Last updated on January 21, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 30, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.