Carlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Saint Katharine's Hall

1901 - 1918

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 20, 2009

1. Saint Katharine's Hall Marker

Inscription. Built by Saint M. Katharine Drexel, S.B.S., Philadelphia heiress (1858-1955). Here she conducted a “select free colored school” for black children and served the Carlisle Indian School. She vowed to be “mother and servant of the Indian and Negro races.”

Declared Saint on October 1, 2000.

Erected by Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1970.

Location. 40° 11.971′ N, 77° 11.16′ W. Marker is in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is on Pomfret Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is next to St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 140 E Pomfret Street, Carlisle PA 17013, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bethel A.M.E. Church (a few steps from this marker); Saint Patrick Church & Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Patrick's Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Gen. William Irvine (about 600 feet away, measured

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in a direct line); Duncan-Stiles House (about 700 feet away); Gen. John Armstrong (about 700 feet away); Old Graveyard (about 700 feet away); Major General John Armstrong (1717-1795) (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carlisle.

Also see . . . Katharine Drexel. Wikipedia biography. (Submitted on July 6, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Saint Katharine's Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 20, 2009

2. Saint Katharine's Hall

Located adjacent to the west side of St. Patrick's Catholic Church.

Saint M. Katharine's Drexel S.B.S. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 6, 2020

3. Saint M. Katharine's Drexel S.B.S.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,528 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on July 6, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.