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National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, January 22, 2019
Saint Ignatius' Church Marker
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1 Maryland, Charles County, Port Tobacco — Saint Ignatius' ChurchSaint Thomas' Manor
The Manor Land was acquired in 1649, under Lord Baltimore's "Conditions of Plantation." The Chapel was built probably in 1662, the manor house in 1741. Bishop Carroll laid the cornerstone of the present church in 1798. Here occurred in 1805 the viva . . . Map (db m70788) HM

2 Nevada, Storey County, Virginia City — St. Mary's in the MountainsThe Cradle of Catholicism in Western Nevada
Known as the "Bonanza Church" because of the rich silver mines of the last century, this Mother Church of the Comstock Lode traces it history to 1858 when the Rev. Joseph Gallagher (1821-87) offered the first mass in Nevada. His brother, the Rev. . . . Map (db m35694) HM

3 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, French Quarter — Archbishop Antoine Blanc Memorial
This memorial is a complex of private property of the Catholic Church of New Orleans. Located on the grounds are several buildings of which the most notable is the OLD URSULINE CONVENT – ARCHIEPISCOPAL RESIDENCE erected by order of King . . . Map (db m51313) HM
4 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Saint Mary's Catholic Parish
Founded 1795 by Very Rev. Francis Jonatus Neale, S.J. of Georgetown College and Colonel John Fitzgerald, Aide de Camp to General George Washington and one time Mayor of Alexandria Prior to 1785, the Catholic community of Alexandria . . . Map (db m72355) HM

5 Maryland, Allegany County, Mount Savage — St. Ignatius Church1793 -1863
Mass was first celebrated in Mt. Savage on this spot in 1793 by Rev. Stephen Theodore Badin, at the home of Archibald Arnold. Father Badin was the first Priest to be ordained in the United States. About 1825 St. Ignatius Church was built on . . . Map (db m176406) HM
6 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown Northeast — First Mass in Omaha
This plaque commemorates the First Holy Sacrifice of the Mass celebrated in Omaha Nebraska - May 14, 1855 by Father William Emonds Erected May 1959Map (db m35184) HM
7 Pennsylvania, Lackawanna County, Scranton — 118 — Site of First Catholic Church in ScrantonConvent of the Nativity of Our Lord — A. D. 1933 —
On this site in 1847 was built the first Catholic church in Scranton. This church was placed under the patronage of Saint Bonaventure and dedicated to God by Most Reverend Francis Patrick Kenrick, Archbishop of Baltimore. [Erected] . . . Map (db m189552) HM
8 Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Downtown — Padre Damian Massanet's Tableby Rolando Briseno
This sculpture symbolizes the first Mass celebrated in San Antonio on June 13, 1691. The day before, the first Spanish expedition to march across Texas to the Louisiana border reached a stream the Indians called Yanaguana -- “Place of Restful . . . Map (db m30861) HM
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9 Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Downtown — Saint Mary's ChurchFounded 1852
St. Mary's Catholic Church founded in 1852 is the second-oldest parish in San Antonio; it opened in 1857 for two different congregations: the Germans and English. It was known as the Church for the English-speaking people of the city. The Spanish, . . . Map (db m238393) HM
10 Virginia, Fairfax County, Fairfax Station — St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Dedicated September 19, 1858 by Rt. Rev. John McGill, Bishop of Richmond. — Catholic workers, who were employed in building the Fairfax Railroad pass, began work on the structure in 1856. They were assisted by members of the nearby Hamill . . . Map (db m184) HM
 
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Sep. 9, 2026