St. Mary's Spire (HV6394) - Annapolis, MD - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

The benchmark is the large spire, which can be seen from around the city. It's about 150 feet tall.

Taken from the website, "St. Mary’s Parish was established in 1853 with the arrival in Annapolis of members of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Congregations Sanctissimi Redemptorist—C.Ss.R.—Redemptorists). Before then the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), who had been coming to Annapolis since 1704 or earlier administered St. Mary’s as a mission station. The property on which St. Mary’s Church and Rectory are located was given to the Redemptorists in 1852 by four granddaughters of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence, whose birthplace and long-time home is on the property. Conditions of the gift were that “The House, garden, and enclosure back and front, to be always consecrated to Religion” and that Mass be offered once a month for the four donors, their parents, and their grandfather. The original mission church (built in 1822) and its property—where the schools are now located—was given to the Redemptorists in 1853."

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Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: ANNAPOLIS ST MARYS RC CH SPIRE Benchmark Agency: other (not included below) Benchmark Agency (if other): N/A Monumentation type: Spire County: Ann Arundel County USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Annapolis Special category (optional): Not listed Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: HV6394 Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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