St. Mary's Catholic Church (Bryantown, Maryland)

St. Mary's Catholic Church

St. Mary's Catholic Church, 1901
St. Mary's Catholic Church

Location in Maryland

38°32′22″N 76°50′13″W / 38.53944°N 76.83694°W
Location 13715 Notre Dame Place, Bryantown, Maryland
Country United States
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website www.stmarysbryantown.com
History
Founded 1793
Architecture
Status Church
Clergy
Pastor(s) Rory T. Conley
Deacon(s) Daniel E. Ford

St. Mary's Catholic Church is a Catholic Church located near Bryantown, Maryland.[1] Formed in 1793, it is surrounded by a cemetery which is most notably the final resting spot of Dr. Samuel Mudd, a physician who set the leg of John Wilkes Booth the day after U.S. President Lincoln's assassination on April 14, 1865.[2] As such, it is a stop on the Booth's Escape Scenic Byway.

References

  1. ↑ "Saint Mary Catholic Church". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Oldroyd, Osborn H. (1901). The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: Flight, Pursuit, Capture, and Punishment of the Conspirators. O.H. Oldroyd. p. 211.

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