In 1840 the first Roman Catholic church in Crosby, a log structure, was built on this land, donated by Peter McCann, a native of Forthill Parish, South Armagh, North Ireland. Father Edward Vaughan, the founding missionary priest, was born June 8, 1813 at Westport, County Mayo, Ireland. The granite Cross and Historical Plaque marking the site of the First St. Edward’s Church, “The Mission on the Mountain” was erected in 1940.