"THE MISSION OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION 1849" - Thunder Bay ON
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PeterNoG
N 48° 21.180 W 089° 15.963
16U E 332124 N 5358017
This Ontario Provincial Plaque is at St. Anne's Church on Mission Road, 0.5 km south of City Road on the Fort William First Nation just south of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WMEWQG
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 07/15/2012
Views: 3
~ the text from the plaque ~
The Mission Of The Immaculate Conception 1849
In 1849 two priests of the Society of Jesus, Father Jean-Pierre Choné and Father Nicholas Frémiot, established the Mission of the Immaculate Conception on the Kaministiquia River. From there the Jesuits travelled the north shore of Lake Superior on missionary journeys. They also supported Ojibwa demands for compensation for Indian lands acquired by the Crown in the region. Within five years the Mission, centred in an Indian village of about 30 dwellings, had a large church, a day school, and numerous outbuildings. Four Sisters of the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary arrived at the Mission in 1870 to teach and establish an orphanage. By 1908 the Mission had moved to sites located on this reserve.
'Erected by the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board, Ministry of Colleges and Universities'
Address or location of plaque: 126 Mission Road
Physical location of plaque: City
"Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link]
Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": A different church (St Anne's 1969) is here
This 'Plaque' describes: An 'Event'
Condition of sign: good
Is this a bilingual sign?: No !
What is the second/third language?: n/a
A web-site for more details.: Not listed
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