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CHL No. 855 Mount Saint Mary's Convent and Academy - Nevada

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NO. 855 MOUNT SAINT MARY'S CONVENT AND ACADEMY - Built by Reverend Thomas J. Dalton, the Sacred Heart Convent and Holy Angels Orphanage was dedicated May 2, 1865 by Bishop Eugene O'Connell. Under the Sisters of Mercy, it served from 1866 to 1932 as the first orphanage of the Northern Mines. It functioned as an academy from 1868 to 1965 and as a convent from 1866 to 1968.

Location

400 South Church St, Grass Valley, CA 95945
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NO. 855 MOUNT SAINT MARY'S CONVENT AND ACADEMY - Marker