St. Francis Xavier Church

“Old Bohemia”

— 2 Miles → —

St. Francis Xavier Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, July 6, 2007

1. St. Francis Xavier Church Marker

Inscription.
Founded 1704 by Rev. Thomas Mansell, S.J., one of the earliest permanent Catholic establishments in the English Colonies.

Bohemia Academy Founded 1745 by Rev. Thomas Pulton, S.J. attended by Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signed of the Declaration of Independence, and his cousin John Carroll, first Catholic Bishop in the U.S.

Erected 1966 by Maryland Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1704.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 39° 25.006′ N, 75° 46.702′ W. Marker was in Warwick, Maryland, in Cecil County. It was at the intersection of Main Street (Maryland Route 282) and Church Road, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 53 Main St, Warwick MD 21912, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Greater Wilmington, on the Eastern Shore,

and in Greater Philadelphia.

It was also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location, measured as the crow flies: George Washington (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); James Rumsey (approx. ¼ mile away); Colonists' Wrought Iron Cross

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(approx. 2 miles away); “Worsell Mannor” (approx. 2.7 miles away); Union Lodge No. 5 A.F.&A.M. (approx. 3.7 miles away in Delaware); Three Welsh Members (approx. 3.7 miles away in Delaware); This Tree Was Living When William Penn Came to Pennsylvania (approx. 3.7 miles away in Delaware); Old St. Anne's (approx. 3.7 miles away in Delaware). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warwick.

More about this marker. This marker reads the same as the one on Augustine Herman Highway Rt 213 and marks the second route to the church.

Former location of the St. Francis Xavier Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, April 2, 2024

2. Former location of the St. Francis Xavier Church Marker

St. Francis Xavier Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, July 6, 2007

3. St. Francis Xavier Church

Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,509 times since then and 41 times this year. Last updated on April 2, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. Photos: 1. submitted on July 6, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on April 2, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. 3. submitted on July 6, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.