"The Monastery", First Carmel in U. S.
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N 38° 33.392 W 077° 00.344
18S E 325232 N 4269474
"The Monastery", First Carmel in U. S.
Waymark Code: WM1XYP
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/30/2007
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Founded October 15, 1790, by four carmelites from Belgium three of them natives of Maryland. Nuns moved to Baltimore sept. 13, 1831 the restorers of Mt. Carmel in MD. Recovered site March 27, 1935. Restored buildings 1937. State roads commission of Maryland.
Marker Type (optional): ----
County (required): Charles County
Location (required): Bordering the Mt. Carmel Estates neighborhood, less than a half-mile from the College of Southern Maryland's La Plata campus.
More info about the site/marker (optional):
This monastery is on nearly 80 acres, bordering the Mt. Carmel Estates neighborhood, less than a half-mile from the College of Southern Maryland's La Plata campus.
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