Near Earleville in Cecil County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
St. Francis Xavier Church
Old Bohemia
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Photographed by William Pfingsten, July 6, 2007
1. St. Francis Xavier Church Marker
Founded 1704 by Rev. Thomas Mansell, S.J., one of the earliest permanent Catholic establishments in the English Colonies.
Bohemia Academy Founded 1745 by Rev. Thomas Pulton, S.J. attended by Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signed of the Declaration of Independence, and his cousin John Carroll, first Catholic Bishop in the U.S.
Erected 1956 by State Roads Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1704.
Location. 39° 25.987′ N, 75° 51.673′ W. Marker is near Earleville, Maryland, in Cecil County. It is at the intersection of Augustine Herman Highway (Maryland Route 213) and Bohemia Church Road, on the right when traveling south on Augustine Herman Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Earleville MD 21919, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Wilmington, on the Eastern Shore, and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, 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: The Anchorage (approx. 0.7 miles away); Bohemia (approx. 1.1 miles away); Union Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 2.1 miles away);
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Founded on Friendship (was approx. 2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . St. Francis Xavier Shrine (Old Bohemia). Shrine website homepage (Submitted on December 30, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by William Pfingsten, July 6, 2007
2. St. Francis Xavier Church
Photographed by William Pfingsten, July 6, 2007
3. National Register of Historic Places plaque on sancturary
Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,967 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 6, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
