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Victoria in Victoria County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

St. Mary's Church, Catholic

 
 
St Mary's Church, Catholic Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jim Evans, May 23, 2019
1. St Mary's Church, Catholic Marker
Inscription. Present church built 1903-1904. Third building used by this congregation as a church since the colonization of Victoria in 1824 by Don Martin de Leon.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1965

 
Erected 1964 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 6566.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.
 
Location. 28° 47.793′ N, 97° 0.443′ W. Marker is in Victoria, Texas, in Victoria County. It is at the intersection of West Church Street and South Main Street, on the right when traveling east on West Church Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 402 South Main Street, Victoria TX 77901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Site of Victoria's First Church (a few steps from this marker); In Memory of Edward Conrad (within shouting distance of this marker); Home of Empresario Martνn de Leσn (within shouting distance of this marker); Josι Marνa Jesϊs Carvajal (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of Round Top House (about 300 feet away); Lorenzo Dow Heaton House
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(about 300 feet away); Fossati's Delicatessen (about 300 feet away); Old L.D. Heaton Home (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Victoria.
 
Also see . . .  St. Mary's Catholic Church. (Submitted on May 28, 2019.)
 
St Mary's Catholic Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jim Evans, May 23, 2019
2. St Mary's Catholic Church
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2019, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. This page has been viewed 424 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 27, 2019, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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