Waverly in Union County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

St. Vincent's Academy

Photographed by Jerry Padgett, June 11, 2020

1. St. Vincent's Academy Marker

Inscription. Sisters of Charity from Nazareth - Angela Spink, Frances Gardiner and Cecily O'Brien - arrived here, 1820. They began a girls boarding school on this site on land of the Alvey family. With aid of Father Elisha Durbin, school gained renown. It operated until 1967. First Catholic cemetery in county joins school site. Buried here are several Revolutionary War soldiers.

Erected 1982 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1717.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list.

Location. 37° 42.117′ N, 87° 50.183′ W. Marker is in Waverly, Kentucky, in Union County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 60 and 141S (U.S. 60), in the median on U.S. 60. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Waverly KY 42462, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Tri-State Region

and in the Western

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Coal Field.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Laurelwood (approx. 1.4 miles away); Camp Breckinridge (approx. 2.4 miles away); Baseball Great (approx. 2.4 miles away); Earle C. Clements (approx. 4.4 miles away); George Huston (approx. 4.4 miles away); Nally Spa (approx. 4.4 miles away); Morgan Springs (approx. 4½ miles away); Lincoln Spoke Here (approx. 4.6 miles away).

Photographed by Jerry Padgett, November 6, 2020

2. St. Vincent's Academy Marker

St. Vincent's Academy Marker reverse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jerry Padgett, November 6, 2020

3. St. Vincent's Academy Marker reverse

The marker has the same text on both sides.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2020, by Jerry Padgett of Morganfield, Kentucky. This page has been viewed 1,246 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 6, 2020, by Jerry Padgett of Morganfield, Kentucky. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.