Holy Rosary Cathedral - 3 A 74 - Tennessee Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

3 C 74
Holy Rosary Cathederal

Near here in 1820, the first Catholic Church in Tennessee, was built by Irish Catholic workers then building a bridge over Cumberland River. In 1830 a brick structure known as the Holy Rosary Cathedral succeeded the frame building. Here Bishop R. P. Miles, first Bishop of Tennessee, was installed , October 15, 1838. When St. Mary's Cathedral was built in 1847, Holy Rosary Church became the St. John's Hospital & Orphanage. The site was sold to the state in 1857.

Tennessee Historical Commission

Marker reads the same on both sides.

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The Tennessee State Capitol now rests on the site of the cathedral.

Marker Name: 3 C 74 - Holy Rosary Cathederal Marker Location: Roadside Type of Marker: Building Marker Number: 3A 74 Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Tennessee Historical Commission

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