St. John The Baptist Mission
N 55° 25.933 W 107° 53.550
13U E 316992 N 6146695
Located in the community of Île à la Crosse, Saskatchewan
Waymark Code: WMWHNQ
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Posted: 09/07/2017
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As the plaque reads:
St. John The Baptist Mission
The mission of St. John the Baptist, founded on September 10, 1846, was the first permanent Roman Catholic Mission in Saskatchewan. In 1860-61 a Covent, dispensary for the sick, and a school were established. Destroyed by fire in 1867, the mission and convent was rebuilt. Floodind forced the abandonment of the site in 1905. The "Grey Nuns" resumed their work in 1917 and despite fires in 1920 and 1925, remained to assume direction in April, 1928, of the government hospital which had been constructed the previous year.
Department of Natural Resources
1968
Marker type: Plaque on stone cairn
Marker placement date: Not listed
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