St. Ignatius Church in Chapel Point, Maryland is one
of the oldest Catholic parishes in continuous service in the United States.
The Church was founded in 1641. Beneath a wooden structure next
to the Church, elements of a tunnel system have been found. The wooden
structure once served as slave quarters, and it is believed that the slave
quarters may have once operated as part of the Underground Railroad. However,
the tunnel system has remained largely unmapped and studies continue in
order to identify its extent.
T. Shields, "
Charles Parishioners Dig Deep
for Answers," Washington Post