Historical Marker

St. Vincent's Academy

Sisters of Charity from Nazareth-Angela Spink, Frances Gardner, and Cecily O'Brien-arrived here, 1820. They began a girls boarding school on this site on land of Alvey family. With aid of Father Elisha Durbin, school gained renown. It operated until 1967. First Catholic cemetery in county joins the school site. Buried here are several Revolutionary War soldiers.