Christian Cross - Youngstown, New York
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N 43° 15.815 W 079° 03.781
17T E 657205 N 4791907
This memorial cross was erected by the Knights of Columbus in 1926 to commemorate the raising of a cross at this location by Father Pierre Millet in 1688.
Waymark Code: WM162WB
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 04/23/2022
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Inscription on the plaque:
To
Father Pierre Millet,
French Jesuit Priest
Missionary to the Iroquois and Chaplain at Fort Niagara
Who, Here, on Good Friday 1688
Erected a Cross
Invoking God's mercy for the plague-stricken garrison.
Erected in Commemoration
by
Knights of Columbus
Fourth Degree
Sixth New York District
Calvert Province
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