The history of St . Michaels St. Michael's Church was established as the first Roman Catholic parish in Frostburg in 1852. Until that time, Catholics in the area were served by priests from St. Patrick's Church at Mount Savage which, at that time, included Frostburg (then called Mount Pleasant). About 1850, Father Michael Slattery was sent to Frostburg, where he first held Mass in local residences. Arrangements were soon made for the purchase of the abandoned Highland Hotel, a large building in the center of town. This structure was remodeled and part was used as a church and the remainder as a rectory. After Father Slattery left St. Michael's in 1860, the parish again became a mission of St. Patrick's in Mount Savage. For a few years the Redemptorist Fathers from Cumberland took charge at Frostburg, and by 1868, the old church structure was replaced by a brick and stone ediface. Set in the midst of a growing mining and railroad community, the parish continued to expand. A pastoral residence was built on the site of the former hotel and cemetery land was purchased on McCulloh's Hill.