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Ironton, Ohio 45638 United States Near By Caches
Hidden On: 24 Apr 2007
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Located off State Route #93 on Coryville Road in Upper Township, the Sacred Hearts Cemetery is the final resting place for many Irish Catholic immigrants who came to America in the 1800’s…
The entrance of Sacred Hearts Cemetery is made of rubble stone fencing with piers and ornamental iron gates with the letters S and H… Most of those interred here were born in Ireland and crossed the Atlantic Ocean in the early 1800’s to make a life in a new land…The Irish Heritage of the names you will find on the markers here include Killean, Mulhern, O’Shea, O’Keefe, O’Conner, O’Roarke, O’Toole, O’Neill, McMahon, McDonough, McCarthy, McGarvey, McGreevy, Mulligan, Delaney, Dugan, Sullivan, Elberfield, Gildea, Sweeney, Dirken and so many more…Their courage, religious convictions, sense of family and work ethic are what has made America a great country… They staked their future on a new country in an unknown place and built the backbone of what our country would become… While there are several prominent names listed as the pioneers of Lawrence County buried here, the man who was once Ohio’s longest practicing pastor probably has the most notoriety throughout the country and abroad…You will find Monsignor James Cotter’s Grave (1857-1947) on the right side of the road that loops around the cemetery…Priests who are buried here have a marble marker that is flush with the grave and runs the length of the grave…His grave will be easily located… Monsignor Cotter was the oldest active Catholic pastor in the state of Ohio when he died in December 1947... The Ironton Evening Tribune wrote the following in his obituary: “Ironton lost its most illustrious citizen today, St. Lawrence O’Toole Catholic church , at Sixth and Center streets lost a beloved and loving pastor and the diocese of Steubenville saw death take its most aged, and best known active priest. The sands of life ran their course at 9:15 a.m. for the Rev. Monsignor James H. Cotter, LL.d., Litt. D.A.- a man who for years was Ironton’s leading citizen in the lecturing and writing world closed his eyes in eternal sleep following a serious illness of several weeks. Dr. James H. Cotter is dead but memory of him will linger in the memory of several generations, for he was known in every walk of life in Ironton. His name, his love were in every Catholic home and in many Protestant homes. Even though it had been realized for several days that this beloved citizen was near death’s door, hope prevailed that he would, as on previous occasions, rally and call upon the strength of a great heart to pull him through the crisis. A human constitution can stand just so much, life here is not eternal and the body of Monsignor Cotter finally yielded to death today. He was in his ninety first year and continued “in harness” up until three weeks ago. He had been pastor of St. Lawrence church for 58 consecutive years and had served in the priesthood 66 years. His interests were in his faith, and in his fellow man. His wisdom, his insight into the problems of life, were carried to his followers by mouth and by the printed word. Monsignor J.H. Cotter was born in County Tipperary, Ireland on August 19, 1857, son of George and Sarah Delhanty Cotter, representatives of staunch old families of the Emerald Isle. The spirit of Ireland was in his blood, in his gifted tongue and brilliant mind and love for his native land was second only to his great love for America. His parents passed into eternal life 1n 1896 after they had established their home in Ironton in 1893. The bells tolled at St. Lawrence today.” The cemetery was started by the St. Joseph and St. Lawrence Catholic Churches of Lawrence County and today is maintained by the county…Many of the Irish families that immigrated to America in it's early years, also sent their sons to fight for her when the Civil War broke out...Several Civil War Soldiers killed in action are buried here... Come enjoy the beautiful markers here and pay your respects to those who took a chance on America in it’s formative years and stood and fought for her as well…The cemetery is open dawn to dusk... You will find a cache hidden here in a small evergreen grove… Cache is a camouflaged medium sized peanut butter jar that includes a log book and a few River Rats Geocacher Cards…Take a card and blog with us about your geocaching adventures along the Ohio River… |
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24 Apr 2007 by
mr bloodhound
(Finds: 232 Score: 748)
(Hidden: 46 Score: 143.5)
Open Log: Unrestricted Nice hide, Thanks.
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