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.Louis,where they opened a hospital, orphanage and school.Today there aresix communities of the Sisters of Charity in the US and Canada.The strength of Ann Seton s character to draw faithful followers to St.Joseph s, even after her death in 1821, is clearly evidenced by themany rows of grave markers.The shrine continues to draw the faithful,in the form of pilgrims and visitors, many of whom leave with a greatersense of inner peace.Public mass is offered Wednesday throughSunday.SAINT ELIZABETH ANN SETONSaint Elizabeth Ann Seton, born in New York Cityin 1774, wrote of her adopted Emmitsburg coun-tryside: The good news of the valley and moun-tains covers me with joy.Be assured my heart isthere and always will be.234Central Maryland235EmmitsburgAround TownVisitors to the town of Emmitsburg will find a quiet, but attractive MainStreet of brick row houses with a handful of shops and taverns.TheFederal, Georgian and Victorian architecture is well-preserved.Thetown is also home to Mount Saint Mary s College, the National Shrineof Our Lady of Lourdes, the National Emergency Training Center, andthe Fallen Firefighters Memorial.The Emmitsburg Antique Mallhas more than 120 dealers (1 Chesapeake Avenue, 301-447-6471).While the town was named for the Emmit family, it s disputed whetherthey were in fact the founders of the town.In any case, in 1757 Irish-man Samuel Emmit purchased a tract of land and encouraged moresettlers to come.In 1785, his son William laid out the town with num-bered lots.Town folklore holds that the name Emmitsburg (it originallyhad two t s) came about during a drunken public meeting in ConradHochensmith s tavern.But the head of the Emmitsburg Historical So-ciety, Michael Hillman, says the Emmits weren t the founders at all, thatsettlement of the area began prior to 1733, and that William and Sam-uel Emmit were not-so-savory landlords.One written account evenclaims that Samuel fell dead in the streets of Emmitsburg in 1817 on hisway to start eviction proceedings against Mother Seton s Sisters ofCharity (divine intervention, perhaps?).Visit www.emmitsburg.netfor Hillman s many articles on the true history of Emmitsburg, somehumorous, some not, many of which are also published in Hillman scolumn in the local newspaper.AttractionsThe National Shrine of St.Elizabeth Ann Seton consists of theoriginal buildings of the Sisters of Charity community, a visitor center,Mortuary Chapel and cemetery.The Basilica was built in 1965 to ven-erate the remains of Ann Seton, the first American-born person to becanonized (in 1975).The visitor center has a museum, religious giftshop, and shows a 12-minute video on the half-hour.There s a self-guided walking tour of the 1750 Stone House where Seton establishedthe religious community in 1809, the White House (1810), whichserved as the nation s first parochial school, and the cemetery wherehundreds of sisters are buried.Hours are 10am to 4:30pm, Tuesday-Sunday.Closed the last two weeks in January (333 S.Seton Avenue,301-447-6606, www.setonshrine.org).236DiningTIPVisitors to the National Shrine of St.Eliza-beth Ann Seton can attend mass in the Basilicaat 9am on Saturday and Sunday, and at 1:30pmWednesday through Sunday, followed by confes-sion.You don t have to be Catholic to attend, butnon-Catholics do not receive Communion.Ca-sual but modest attire is appreciated ( 301-447-6606, www.setonshrine.org).Mount Saint Mary s College is the oldest private independentCatholic college in the country, established in 1808, and the secondoldest seminary.The co-ed institution has about 1,400 undergradu-ates.The National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes behind the col-lege is a replica of the famed Grotto of Lourdes in France where apeasant girl saw visions of the Virgin Mary.A million pilgrims visit theshrine each year, which is the oldest of its kind in America ( 301-447-6122, www.msmary.edu).The National Emergency Training Center is where 15,000 emer-gency personnel receive training each year.It s the site of the NationalFire Academy and Emergency Management Institute, and the Na-tional Fallen Firefighters Memorial, dedicated in 1981.Eachyear the names of professional and volunteer firefighters who have losttheir lives in service are added to the memorial (South Seton Avenue,www.usfa.fema.gov/dhtml/inside-usfa/ffmem.cfm).Gettysburg, Pennsylvania is only 10 miles north of Emmitsburg,and many Union troops passed through Emmitsburg on their waythere.In June 1863, 90,000 Union soldiers camped on the grounds ofSt.Joseph s and the Sisters of Charity feared a battle would occur righthere.They prayed and promised to erect a statue of Notre Dame desVictoires if it did not.Their prayers were answered when the troopsmoved on to Gettysburg.But that became the bloodiest battle of all, al-beit the turning point of the war.The sisters built their statue, which canbe seen still today, near the cemetery at the Seton Shrine.To visit, con-tact the Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau, 800-337-5015, www.gettysburg.com.DiningThe Carriage House Inn serves fine food and spirits in an 1837building listed on the National Register of Historic Places.It s been a237Central MarylandEmmitsburgwarehouse, bus depot and broom factory, and first became a restau-rant in 1943.President Bill Clinton and wife Hillary have dined there.The fare is seafood, steaks, veal, chicken and some vegetarian (200 S.Seton Avenue, 301-447-2366, www.carriagehouseinn.info).The owners of One More Tavern may have feared there were toomany taverns in town when they opened, but apparently there salways room for one more.In addition to cocktails, they serve sand-wiches, subs, ribeye steaks, pizzas and typical munchies (135 Chesa-peake Avenue, 301-447-6749) [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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