Near Annin in McKean County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Saint Mary's Church

St. Mary's Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2012

1. St. Mary's Church Marker

Inscription. Parish organized 1847 at Sartwell in the "Irish Settlement," originally formed 1842-60. Log church built 1848; present one completed 1871. Resident pastor long served Roman Catholics throughout McKean and Potter counties, and this was the "mother church" of those at Port Alleghany, Bradford, Smethport, Eldred, Duke Center, and Costello. It later became a mission of Saint Raphael's at Eldred.

Erected 1985 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1847.

Location. 41° 54.171′ N, 78° 20.332′ W. Marker is near Annin, Pennsylvania, in McKean County. It can be reached from Newell Creek Road half a mile north of Driscoll Hollow Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Eldred PA 16731, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and specifically in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mt. Equity Plantation (approx. 1.8 miles away); Tidewater Pipe Company (approx. 3.4 miles away); Port Allegany (approx. 6.3 miles away); Port Allegany Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 7 miles away); a different marker also named Port Allegany (approx. 7 miles away); Port Allegany World War Memorial (approx. 7 miles away); a different marker also named Port Allegany (approx. 7 miles away); Allegheny Portage (approx. 7.4 miles away).

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2012

2. St. Mary's Church Marker

Statue of Mary image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2012

3. Statue of Mary

Located to the right of St. Mary's Church

Statue of Mary Inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2012

4. Statue of Mary Inscription

A.M.P.G.
In honor of the mother of God and in memory of the pioneers of St. Mary's Sartwell.
Through the generosity of parishioners and friends.
Marian Year Aug. 22, 1954
To Jesus through Mary.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,352 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3, 4. submitted on September 4, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.