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Cumberland in Allegany County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

First Mass On This Site

1791

 
 
On This Site Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bradley Owen, July 24, 2021
1. On This Site Marker
Inscription. The first Mass was celebrated in Allegany County by Father Dennis Cahill
 
Erected 1976 by Wamba Caravan No. 89 Order of the Alhambra.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion.
 
Location. 39° 39.287′ N, 78° 45.855′ W. Marker is in Cumberland, Maryland, in Allegany County. Marker is on North Centre Street south of Market Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 198 North Centre Street, Cumberland MD 21502, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Church of St. Patrick, Cumberland (a few steps from this marker); Church of Saint Patrick (within shouting distance of this marker); On This Site Catholic Education In Western Maryland Began (within shouting distance of this marker); Francis Asbury Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wright Butler House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bell Tower (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cumberland City Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Girritta Park (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cumberland.
 
More about this marker. North Centre Street is a one way street that only goes north.
 
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Reverend Dennis Cahill was an Irish priest who founded several Catholic Parishes in the late 1700s in Maryland and Virginia in the Potomac River valley area.
 
On This Site Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bradley Owen, July 24, 2021
2. On This Site Marker
St. Patrick Catholic Church can be seen in the background.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 257 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 25, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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