St. Mary's Catholic Church (Bryantown, Maryland)
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St. Mary's Catholic Church | |
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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 |
History | |
Status | Church |
Founded | 1793 |
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
- ^ "Saint Mary Catholic Church". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ 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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