Windsor in Essex County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Jesuit Mission to the Hurons

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 9, 2010

1. Jesuit Mission to the Hurons Marker

Inscription. In 1728 a mission to the Huron Indians was established near Fort Pontchartrain (Detroit) by Father Armand de la Richardie, S.J. The mission was moved to Bois Blane Island and the adjacent mainland in 1742. In 1747 it was destroyed by disaffected Hurons and a party of Iroquois, and the next year re-established in this vicinity. The Huron Mission became the Parish of Assumption in 1767 and was entrusted with the spiritual care of the French settlers on this side of the river as well as the Indians of the region. The resident missionary, Father Pierre Potier, S.J., became the first pastor of this parish, the earliest in what is now Ontario.

Erected 1960 by the Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1728.

Location. 42° 18.541′ N, 83° 4.297′ W. Marker is in Windsor, Ontario, in Essex County. It is at the intersection of Riverside Drive West and Huron Church Road, on the right when traveling south on Riverside Drive

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West. This historical marker is located on the south side of the Detroit River, in Odette, Sculpture Park, just east of the nearby Ambassador Bridge. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Windsor ON N9C, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Southwest Ontario Area

and in Southwestern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1748 (within shouting distance of this marker); Tecumseh and Brock (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Montreal Point in 1782 (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The University of Windsor / L’Université de Windsor (approx. half a kilometer away); Cornelius Henderson (approx. 0.7 kilometers away in the U.S.); Battle of Lake Erie (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Indigenous Movement of People (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); The Story of the Anchor (The James Norris) (approx. 0.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Windsor.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 9, 2010

2. Jesuit Mission to the Hurons Marker

View of historical marker with the "Odette, Sculpture Park" sign in the background and the Detroit River in the distant background.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 9, 2010

3. Jesuit Mission to the Hurons Marker

View of historical marker with both the Detroit River and the Ambassador Bridge in the background.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 9, 2010

4. Jesuit Mission to the Hurons Marker

View of the historical marker with the sculpted cross marking the site of the Huron Mission and the Detroit River in the background.

Jesuit Mission to the Hurons Cross image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 9, 2010

5. Jesuit Mission to the Hurons Cross

View of the nearby sculpted cross that marks the site of the Huron Mission, with the Detroit River and the Ambassador Bridge in the background.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 9, 2010

6. Jesuit Mission to the Hurons Marker

View of historical marker overlooking the nearby intersection of Riverside Drive West and Huron Church Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,763 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 30, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.