Catholic Pioneers

Catholic Pioneers (HM1J8)

Location: Loretto, KY 40037 Marion County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 40.446', W 85° 26.816'

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Basil Hayden, Sr., led 25 Maryland Catholic families to settle near here, on Pottinger's Creek, 1785. Father Whelan said first Mass in Kentucky 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.
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HM NumberHM1J8
Series This marker is part of the Kentucky: Kentucky Historical Society series
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Marker Number913
Placed ByThe Kentucky Historical Society and the Department of Highways
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Date Added Friday, September 26th, 2014 at 3:25am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 636960 N 4170791
Decimal Degrees37.67410000, -85.44693333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 40.446', W 85° 26.816'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 40' 26.76" N, 85° 26' 48.96" W
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Area Code(s)270, 502
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3211 State Hwy 527, Loretto KY 40037, US
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