Church of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Dahlgren Chapel is located at the summit of Turner's Gap in Western Maryland between Middletown and Boonsboro. The Gothic revival stone chapel was built in 1881 and consecrated as the Chapel of St.

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Type: Church
Description: defunct Catholic chapel in Maryland
Also known as: “Dahlgren Chapel” and “Dahlgren Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Washington Monument State Park and Washington Monument.

Washington Monument State Park

Monument

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Washington Monument State Park is a Maryland state park located approximately one mile southeast of Boonsboro, Maryland. The park preserves the Washington Monument, a 40-foot-tall tower honoring George Washington, the first President of the United States. Washington Monument State Park is situated 1 mile north of Church of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Washington Monument

Building

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Washington Monument State Park is a Maryland state park located approximately one mile southeast of Boonsboro, Maryland. The park preserves the Washington Monument, a 40-foot-tall tower honoring George Washington, the first President of the United States. Washington Monument is situated 1¼ miles north of Church of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zittlestown and Appletown.

Zittlestown

Hamlet

Zittlestown is an unincorporated community 2.2 miles southeast of Boonsboro in Washington County, Maryland. It is situated on the western slope of South Mountain below Turner's Gap, along the historic National Pike, now designated U.S. Route 40 Alternate.

Appletown

Hamlet

Appletown is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Appletown is located along Maryland Route 67, 1.8 miles south of Boonsboro. Appletown is situated 1½ miles west of Church of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Boonsboro

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Boonsboro is a small town in Washington County, Western Maryland. Boonsboro is primarily an agricultural center, but it's also just a nice historic town for a leisurely lunch or dinner, and perhaps a stop at one of the museums, while exploring the area.

Church of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Categories: chapel, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
Location: Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.4845° or 39° 29′ 4″ north

Longitude

-77.61893° or 77° 37′ 8″ west

Elevation

1,066 feet (325 metres)

Inception

1881

Open location code

87F4F9MJ+RC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 691763283

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=church

GeoNames ID

4351603

Wikidata ID

Q5208890

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