Sayler Park in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, March 30, 2021

1. Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati Marker

Inscription. Founded by Saint Elizabeth Bayley Seton in Maryland in 1809, the Sisters of Charity arrived in Cincinnati in 1829 to open a school and an orphanage, becoming the first permanent establishment of Catholic sisters in Ohio. In 1852 the group separated from its Maryland roots to form a diocesan community and called themselves the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati. The sisters later served as nurses in the Civil War as well as operated and staffed a number of Catholic elementary and secondary schools. As membership grew, their ministries and educational, health care, and social service institutions expanded in Cincinnati and elsewhere, including out of state. They include the Good Samaritan Hospital, College of Mount St. Joseph, St. Joseph Infant and Maternity Home, Santa Maria Social Service Agency, and Seton High School in Cincinnati and Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton. Mount St. Joseph has served as the motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity since 1884.

Erected 2004 by Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 62-31.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in

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these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Science & Medicine • Women. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1809.

Location. 39° 5.786′ N, 84° 38.552′ W. Marker is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in Sayler Park. It is at the intersection of Delhi Road and Bender Road, on the right when traveling west on Delhi Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5900 Delhi Road, Cincinnati OH 45233, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Crash of AA 383 (approx. 1.2 miles away in Kentucky); Crash of TWA Flight 128

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, March 30, 2021

2. Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati Marker

(approx. 2 miles away in Kentucky); 1937 Flood at Constance / Anderson Ferry (approx. 2 miles away in Kentucky); Powhatan Beaty / Union Baptist Cemetery (approx. 2.6 miles away); Cleves Warsaw Road Bridge (approx. 2.7 miles away); Center of Population of U.S. in 1880 (approx. 3.6 miles away in Kentucky); Sgt. Ronald L. Niewahner (approx. 3.6 miles away in Kentucky); Revolutionary War Patriots (approx. 4.1 miles away in Kentucky). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.

The building is visible through the trees behind the marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, March 30, 2021

3. The building is visible through the trees behind the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2021, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 650 times since then and 56 times this year. Last updated on July 7, 2023, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 31, 2021, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.