Near Hillsborough in Orange County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

St. Mary's Chapel

Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, October 12, 2019

1. St. Mary's Chapel Marker

Inscription.
1759 Founded by Anglicans

1819 United with Episcopal Church of North Carolina

1859 This chapel built

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.

Location. 36° 7.056′ N, 79° 0.014′ W. Marker is near Hillsborough, North Carolina, in Orange County. It can be reached from Fairview Lane north of Schley Road (County Road 1548), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7508 Schley Rd, Hillsborough NC 27278, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and in the Research Triangle.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named St. Mary's Chapel (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Historic Russell School (approx. 3.1 miles away); Trading Path (approx. 5.4 miles away); Historic Occoneechee-Orange Speedway (approx. 5½ miles away); Stephen B. Weeks (approx. 5.8 miles away); William B. Umstead (approx. 5.8 miles away); Welcome to the Historic Occoneechee Speedway Trail (approx. 5.8 miles away); St. Matthew's Churchyard (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hillsborough.

Regarding St. Mary's Chapel. Excerpt from the church's National Register of Historic Places nomination:

The original church building was replaced by the present chapel in 1859 on a 9 9/16 acre tract purchased from Ellen Bain, adjacent to the original tract. The church was consecrated November 25, 1859 by Bishop Thomas Atkinson. The congregation reported that the “neat, brick church” had cost $2,000. The disruption caused by the Civil War was so severe that in 1868 St. Mary's was declared to be no longer entitled to representation in the annual
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2. St. Mary's Chapel
National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form:
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convention of the Diocese due to failure to maintain its organization.

This status remained unchanged until 1888 when St. Mary's was reorganized as a mission.…

Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, October 12, 2019

3. St. Mary's Chapel Marker

Marker is on the ground, right of the stairs.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 385 times since then and 45 times this year. Last updated on May 11, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1. submitted on December 7, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on December 29, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on December 7, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.