St. Francis Xavier Church
“Old Bohemia”
? 2 Miles ? Founded 1704 by Rev. Thomas Mansell, S.J., one of the earliest permanent Catholic establishments in the English Colonies.
Bohemia Academy Founded 1745 by Rev. Thomas Pulton, S.J. attended by Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signed of the Declaration of Independence, and his cousin John Carroll, first Catholic Bishop in the U.S.
Marker is at the intersection of Cecilton-Warwick Road (Maryland Route 282) and Church Road, on the left on Cecilton-Warwick Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
