Near Latrobe in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Saint Vincent

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 4, 2015

1. Saint Vincent Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1846 by Boniface Wimmer on the site of a Catholic parish built in 1789, Saint Vincent Archabbey, College, and Seminary was the first institution in the US established by monks of the Order of Saint Benedict. The college was incorporated by the Commonwealth of Pa. in 1780 to provide both undergraduate and graduate education in the liberal arts and sciences. Ten abbeys and colleges in eight states trace their roots to Saint Vincent.

Erected 2014 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • 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 1846.

Location. 40° 17.476′ N, 79° 24.052′ W. Marker is near Latrobe, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is at the intersection of Fraser Purchase Road and Monastery Road, on the right when traveling west on Fraser Purchase Road. Marker is located on the campus of Saint Vincent College. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Latrobe PA 15650, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Laurel Highlands

and in Greater Pittsburgh.

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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Right Reverend Boniface Wimmer, O.S. B. (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct

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line); Site of Sportsman's Hall Log Cabin (about 700 feet away); Saint Vincent Gristmill and Westlands (approx. 0.3 miles away); Saint Vincent Shaft Veterans Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Twelve Mile Camp (approx. 0.6 miles away); St. Xavier's (approx. one mile away); Unity Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Unity Chapel (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Latrobe.

Also see . . .
1. Saint Vincent College. (Submitted on January 4, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
2. St. Vincent's historical marker returns. (Submitted on January 4, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Additional commentary.
1. Marker returns
The original St. Vincent marker had been missing for years, and on September 10, 2014, a replacement marker was installed on the campus of Saint Vincent's College.

— Submitted January 4, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 4, 2015

2. Saint Vincent Marker

Saint Vincent College image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 4, 2015

3. Saint Vincent College

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 779 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 4, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.