Near Hydes in Baltimore County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, July 29, 2007

1. St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church Marker

Inscription. First Roman Catholic Church in (present) Baltimore County founded in 1822. One and one half miles southeast of Sweet Air, one half mile northeast of Manor Road. Building destroyed by fire February 25, 1855. Parish relocated to present site. First Mass offered December 30, 1855.

Erected 1969 by Baltimore County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1816.

Location. 39° 29.288′ N, 76° 28.574′ W. Marker is near Hydes, Maryland, in Baltimore County. It is on Long Green Pike 0.2 miles north of Hydes Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hydes MD 21082, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gunpowder Manor (approx. 0.6 miles away); Fork United Methodist Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); Maj. Gen. Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, C.S.A. (approx. 3.2 miles away); Ishmael Day’s House (approx. 3.2 miles away); “Quinn” (approx. 3½ miles away); St. John's Chapel (approx. 3.9 miles away); Glen Ellen (approx. 4.1 miles away); Saint John’s Parish (approx. 4.1 miles away).

Another

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marker is no longer nearby. The Baltimore and Harford Turnpike Company (was approx. 3.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

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Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, July 29, 2007

2. St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,312 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 29, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.