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St. Mary’s Industrial Institute
Details:
Dates of Operation: 1880–1938
Current Diocese: Superior
Previous Diocese Involved:
La Crosse, 1880–1905
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate, 1880–1938*;
Order of Friars Minor (Province of the Sacred Heart), 1880–1938
On a Reservation: No
On the Department of the Interior List: No
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Metis (near Red Cliff); Ojibwa
Notes: In 1880, a new day school was built for the parish, and the old buildings were converted into an industrial boarding school for Native American girls.
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