Historical Markers
in the Kalaupapa National Historical Park Region

By Jimmy Emerson, September 27, 2016

Mother Marianne Cope's Grave & Monument

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1 ► Hawaii, Kalawao County, Kalaupapa — Mother Marianne Cope's Grave & Monument — 1838 - 1918 —

Mother Marianne, Srs Leopoldina and Vincentia were the first nuns to arrive here on Nov 19, 1888 to supervise the Bishop home for girls. — — Map (db m290260) HM

2 ► Hawaii, Kalawao County, Kalawao — St. Philomena Church and Cemetery —

St. Philomena Church is the only remaining building from the early settlement at Kalawao. The original church on this site was built by Brother Victorin Bertrant in 1872, about a year before Father Damien arrived at the settlement. Assisted by . . . — — Map (db m184696) HM

3 ► Hawaii, Kalawao County, Kalawao — The Baldwin Home —

Father Damien recognized the special needs of children at the settlement. In 1886 he organized a home for boys. By 1894 the home included 29 separate structures on this site. The line of tall palms bordering the far side of this field marked the . . . — — Map (db m184697) HM

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