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Marker detail: Outdoor mass celebrated in Miscouche<br>(15 August 1884) image, Touch for more information
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Marker detail: Outdoor mass celebrated in Miscouche
(15 August 1884)
1 Prince Edward Island, Prince County, Miscouche — La Convention nationale des Acadiens de 1884The National Acadian Convention of 1884
Français: Du 13 au 15 août 1884, Miscouche est la scène de la deuxième Convention nationale des Acadiens. Quelque 150 délégués officiels des trois provinces Maritimes se réunissent pour poursuivre les discussions entamées en 1881 . . . Map (db m142398) HM
2 Prince Edward Island, Prince County, Miscouche — La Fanfare de MiscoucheThe Miscouche Band
Français: Fondée en 1889 par le curé de la paroisse, la Fanfare de Miscouche constitue une institution culturelle importante pour la communauté. Elle porte d'abord le nom Heckman Band en l'honneur du dentiste local qui fit un don . . . Map (db m142400) HM
3 Prince Edward Island, Prince County, Miscouche — Le Couvent Saint-Joseph et les religieuses de la Congrégation de Notre-DameSaint Joseph's Convent and the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame
Français: Le Couvent Saint-Joseph a la particularité d'avoir été le premier couvent-école dans une paroisse acadienne à l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard et au Nouveau-Brunswick. Ouvert en 1864, et agrandi en 1922, il est placé sous la . . . Map (db m142399) HM
4 Prince Edward Island, Prince County, Miscouche — L'Église Saint-Jean-BaptisteSaint John the Baptist Church
Français: La première église paroissiale a été construite en 1819. L'église actuelle, la troisième, a été érigée en 1891-92 selon les plans de l'architecte insulaire George Edwin Baker, pendant la cure du père John A. MacDonald. . . . Map (db m142397) HM
5 Prince Edward Island, Queens County, Charlottetown — All Souls’ Chapel
English: This 1888 chapel, designed by William Critchlow Harris, Jr., is a masterful example of High Victorian Gothic Revival architecture in Canada. Its robust design is distinguished by rough textures in rust-red Prince Edward Island . . . Map (db m80226) HM
6 Prince Edward Island, Queens County, Charlottetown — Angus Bernard MacEachern (1759- 1835)
Angus Bernard MacEachern (1759-1835), first Bishop of the Diocese of Charlottetown, founded St. Andrew's College, the first post-secondary institution in the colony, on 30 November 1831. In January 1855, the college was re-located and . . . Map (db m201602) HM
7 Prince Edward Island, Queens County, Charlottetown — Predominantly a Wooden TownUne ville surtout faite de bois
English: Architecturally speaking, Charlottetown is predominately a wooden town with buildings dating back to the early 1800's. When you see a brick building you can be pretty sure it was built after the Great Fire of 1866 that . . . Map (db m149909) HM
8 Prince Edward Island, Queens County, Charlottetown — 1996.6 — St Dunstan’s Basilica / La basilique St. Dunstan
With its souring spires, picturesque pinnacles and intricate tracery, St. Dustan”s Basilica is an excellent example of the High Victorian Style in Canadian architecture. Erected between 1897 and 1907, it was severely damaged by fire in . . . Map (db m201601) HM
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9 Prince Edward Island, Queens County, Charlottetown — The Charlottetown Hospital (1879-1982)
This memorial marks the location of The Charlottetown Hospital (1879-1982) The Charlottetown Hospital School of Nursing (1920-1971) and The School of X-ray Technology (1953-1971) The hospital, founded by Bishop Peter McIntyre and The Sisters of . . . Map (db m149594) HM
10 Prince Edward Island, Queens County, Charlottetown — Trinity Church
Trinity Church was founded in 1778 by Benjamin Chappell, friend of John Wesley. The congregation continued in the Wesleyan Methodist tradition until 1925 when, choosing the name Trinity, it became a founding congregation of the United . . . Map (db m201326) HM
11 Prince Edward Island, Queens County, Springbrook — Rev. John Geddie D.D.1815-1872
Minister of Cavendish and New London Churches 1838 - 1845. First missionary sent out to any foreign field by the Presbyterian Church in CanadaMap (db m140157) HM
 
 
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Apr. 16, 2024