Hotels in Saint Marys, Pennsylvania

A little about Saint Marys...

St. Marys is a city in Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,502 at the 2000 census. St. Marys, originally a small, Bavarian Catholic town, is home to Straub Brewery and the first Benedictine convent in the United States. It was founded in December 8, 1842. St. Marys currently has three Roman Catholic parishes, St. Marys, Sacred Heart, and Queen of the World. St. Marys Parish, the so called German church and Sacred Heart Parish, the so called Irish church, are staffed by Benedictine monks from St. Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, PA. Queen of the World Parish, built during the baby boom, is staffed by priests from the Diocese of Erie. St. Marys is home to Windfall Products, SGL Group - The Carbon Company, C/G Electrodes, Morgan AM&T, Metaldyne, Keystone Powdered Metal, OSRAM Sylvania (the biggest incandescent lighting factory in the country; they recently celebrated their centennial), St. Marys Carbon, Straub Brewery, Center Carbon, Abbott Furnace Co., Alpha Sintered Metals, Elco Sintered, Eastern Sintered, J & S Grinding Co., Buehler Lumber Company, Intech Metals, Inc., and GKN.

Landmarks: Decker's Chapel - Built by Michael Decker after a back injury, it has been called the smallest chapel in America. It is located on South St. Marys Road.
St. Joseph's Convent - It is the oldest Benedictine women's community in the United States. Sisters sill serve the community today. It was founded in 1852.
Straub Brewery - It was founded in 1831, originally from the Pittsburgh area, the founder made a move to St. Marys in the 1850's. Today, you can take a tour of the Brewery and visit the Eternal Tap.

St. Marys is located at 41.437600, -78.542724. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 257.7 km² (99.5 mi²). 257.2 km² (99.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.16%) is water. It is the second largest city, in land mass, in the state. The largest city, in land mass, is Philadelphia.