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Historic Sites Attractions In Washago

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Washago railway station is located in the community of Washago, Ontario, Canada . The station is south off Simcoe County Road 169 east of Highway 11. It is the first station stop northwest of Toronto Union Station for Via Rail's Canadian. It was also the first stop northwest of Union Station for the Ontario Northland Railway's Northlander, until the train service was discontinued in 2012.
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Historic Sites Attractions In Washago

  • 1. Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons Midland
    Sainte-Marie among the Hurons was a French Jesuit settlement in Wendake, the land of the Wendat, near modern Midland, Ontario, from 1639 to 1649. It was the first European settlement in what is now the province of Ontario. Eight missionaries from Sainte-Marie were martyred, and were canonized by the Catholic Church in 1930. Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1920. A reconstruction of the mission now operates as a living museum. A nearby historic site, Carhagouha, marks the spot where an earlier Récollet missionary to Wendake, Fr. Joseph Le Caron, presided in 1615 over the first Catholic mass conducted in present-day Ontario. Another related site of historical interest is Saint-Louis Mission National Historic Site, located in present-day Vict...
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