Nazareth College, Bardstown, Kentucky
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N 37° 50.792 W 085° 27.589
16S E 635509 N 4189905
Marker noting the location of Nazareth College and the co-founders Bishop John Baptist Mary David and Mother Catherine Spalding.
Waymark Code: WM6NTV
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 06/28/2009
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Marker text is duplicated on both sides of marker and reads:
"Nazareth College - Mother House of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth since 1822. the first establishment was made in 1812 at St. thomas Plantation five miles southwest of Bardstown. the site of Nazareth Academy, now Nazareth College of Kentucky, founded 1814, chartered 1829. Bishop John Baptist Mary david and Mother Catherine Spalding, co-founders, buried in cemetery. 1966 Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways 896."
Marker Name: Nazareth College
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 896
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky Department of Highways
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