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Abandoned Church Fish Creek, Saskatchewan

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by Freaktography from Burlington CA on 15 Aug 2024
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Closed in 1957, this old abandoned church has stood guard over the community of Fish Creek Saskatchewan since the early 1920’s The Roman Catholic church at Fish Creek, Saskatchewan is about an hour’s drive northeast of Saskatoon in the Fish Creek community, not far from Batoche. and is one of the province’s most magnificent. Métis settlers established the community of Fish Creek, Saskatchewan in the late 1800s and over time, new Canadians of Polish and Ukrainian descent joined them. This church replaced an earlier place of worship that had been lost to a fire, since the early 1920’s, this church served as the spiritual grounds for the community Formally known as the Immaculate Conception Church, the structure is now weathered and boarded up, stands stoically against the prairie backdrop and is still the most visible landmark in the area

tagged: church abandoned prairies sask saskatchewan architecture building spire tower bell_tower arch gothic_arch clock_tower outdoors sky plant natural_landscape

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Radar posted 2024-08-15 11:05am

Interesting history and a good photo.

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