Catholic Pioneers, Holy Cross, Kentucky
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N 37° 40.418 W 085° 26.808
16S E 636973 N 4170739
Marker noting the accomplishments of Basil Hayden Sr. and 25 catholic families settleing in the area in 1785.
Waymark Code: WM6NV9
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 06/28/2009
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Marker is duplicated on both sides and the text reads:
"Catholic Pioneers - Basil Hayden, Sr. led 25 Maryland Catholic families to settle near here, on Pottinger's Creek, 1785. father Whelan said first Mass in Ky. here in 1787. First Catholic church west of Alleghenies built here in 1792. First monks, 1805, Trappist Fathers (Cistercians). Present church erected in 1823, under direction of famous Belgian missionary, Charles Nerinckx. 1966 Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways 913"
Marker Name: Catholic Pioneers
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): 913
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky Department of Highways
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