Plaque marking site of Ste. Anne de Detroit
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Description
View of bronze tablet marking the site of Sainte Anne de Detroit, installed at the northwest corner of Griswold and West Jefferson. Inscription reads: "This tablet marks the site of Sainte Anne's Catholic Church, the erection of which was begun July 24th, 1701, that being the feast day of Sainte Anne. This church was the first building in Fort Pontchartrain, afterward named Detroit. The first pastor, Reverend Nicholas Constantine de l'Halle, was killed June 6th, 1706 by the Indians; the first Christian martyr in Detroit. This tablet is placed by the Catholic Study Club of Detroit, A.D. July 26th, 1928."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh009333
- Subject:
- Ste. Anne's Church (Detroit, Mich.)
- Plaques, plaquettes--Michigan--Detroit
- Historical markers--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- unknown
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 5 x 3.5 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Content Note:
- Outdoor civic memorials and historical markers, 1951, Detroit City Plan Commission, revision containing new photographs, 718 D484oa
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.