“The Place You Tread is Holy Ground-”
In this church
on the 4th of July 1779 was held the first
public - religious commemoration of the
Declaration of Independence.
Attendance at the Holy Mass, then sung, was
The Continental Congress, The President
and official head of the new government,
the officers of the army and navy,
and the French and Spanish Ministers-
at the close of the
Revolution
following the surrender of the British under
Cornwallis to Washington at Yorktown
the armies of the Republic and of France joined
in a solemn mass of thanksgiving and the conquered flags of Great Britain were laid upon
the altar steps of this old church of
St. Mary.
November 4th, 1781
"God of Our Fathers - Be With Us Yet"
Marker is at the intersection of 4th Street and St. James Place, on the right when traveling south on 4th Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
