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St. Katherine's Memorial Park

 
 
St. Katherine's Memorial Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 24, 2022
1. St. Katherine's Memorial Park Marker
Inscription. Dedicated in memory of: St. Katherine's Sisters of All Saints; the Sisters of St. Mary's; the Sisters of Mt. Calvary; and all residents of the former St. Katherine's Home for Little Girls, operated on this site, 1896 - 1935.
 
Erected 1994 by Druid Heights CDC, the Neighborhood Incentive Program & Sen. Larry Young; presented to the residents of Druid Heights.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkReligion & Religious StructuresWomen. A significant historical year for this entry is 1896.
 
Location. 39° 18.463′ N, 76° 38.114′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Druid Heights. It is on Presstman Street just east of Druid Hill Avenue (Maryland Route 129), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2009 Druid Hill Ave, Baltimore MD 21217, 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 walking distance of this marker: Berea Temple of Seventh Day Adventists (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Peter Claver Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Community Growth and Faith (approx. Ό mile away); Take a Stroll Down the Main Street of the African American Experience (approx. Ό mile away); Thurgood Marshall House
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(approx. Ό mile away); Nurturing the Arts (approx. Ό mile away); The Cone Sisters (approx. Ό mile away); Diversity in a Segregated Community (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.
 
St. Katherine's Memorial Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 24, 2022
2. St. Katherine's Memorial Park Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 230 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 24, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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