Little Falls in Morrison County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Site of Foundation of the Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2014
1. Site of Foundation of the Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception Marker
1823 - 1894
Foundress
"My principle prayer has been to known the will of God and my only resolution to do it."
Erected by Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1823.
Location. 46° 2.035′ N, 94° 20.261′ W. Marker is in Little Falls, Minnesota, in Morrison County. It is on Riverwood Drive 0.1 miles west of Minnesota Highway 75, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18777 Riverwood Drive, Little Falls MN 56345, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Minnesota. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land, the territory of
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Log Cabin (here, next to this marker); The Bell (a few steps from this marker); Belle Prairie Church and Log Cabin (a few steps from this marker); The Way of the Cross (a few steps from this marker); The Monument (a few steps from this marker); Holy Family Parish (within shouting distance of this marker); Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (within shouting distance of this marker); Interesting Names (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Little Falls.
More about this marker. Marker is in front of the cabin in the Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception Memorial Garden, east of Holy Family Parish.
Also see . . .
1. Our Lady of the Holy Angels. Church website homepage (Submitted on March 17, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Missionary Franciscan Sisters - Past to Present. Order webpage (Submitted on November 1, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2014
2. Site of Foundation of the Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 870 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 1, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
