Atlantic City in Atlantic County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Father John Quaremba
1876 - 1951
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 22, 2022
1. Father John Quaremba Marker
Inscription.
Father John Quaremba. At the age of just 28, Father John Quaremba, a native of Castle Grande, Italy, founded St. Michael's Church in Atlantic City for Italian immigrants. In September 1904 he celebrated the first Mass at St. Michael's Parish which was just two years after he had both been ordained and had immigrated to America. About 30 families attended that mass in a vacated store at Mississippi and Atlantic avenues, a half block away from the present location of St. Michael's Church. A permanent parish church at 12 N. Mississippi Avenue was blessed Dec. 23, 1912. Six weeks later, Father Quaremba opened the parish school with 99 students and four Salesian Sisters as their teachers in 1926, he was instrumental in the development of the original Dantι Hall, opera house and theater, which helped lay the ground work for the fostering of culture in Ducktown and preservation of its rich Italian heritage.
At the age of just 28, Father John Quaremba, a native of Castle Grande, Italy, founded St. Michael's Church in Atlantic City for Italian immigrants. In September 1904 he celebrated the first Mass at St. Michael's Parish which was just two years after he had both been ordained and had immigrated to America. About 30 families attended that mass in a vacated store at Mississippi and Atlantic avenues, a half block away from the present location of St. Michael's Church. A permanent parish church at 12 N. Mississippi Avenue was blessed Dec. 23, 1912. Six weeks later, Father Quaremba opened the parish school with 99 students and four Salesian Sisters as their teachers in 1926, he was instrumental in the development of the original Dantι Hall, opera house and theater, which helped lay the ground work for the fostering of culture in Ducktown and preservation of its rich Italian heritage.
Location. 39° 21.456′ N, 74° 26.376′ W. Marker is in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in Atlantic County. It is at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and North Mississippi Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Atlantic Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2305 Atlantic Ave, Atlantic City NJ 08401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on New Jersey’s Jersey Shore. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Christopher Columbus (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 471 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 23, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
