Item Details
The Millet Cross Old Fort Niagara
| Format | Postcard |
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| Description | 2 pages |
| Language | English |
| City, State | Youngstown, NY |
| Subject | Fine Arts |
| Notes | Commemorating the bitter winter of 1688, when all twelve of a French garrison starved to death, the cross was erected on the site of Father Millet's wooden cross by the Knights of Columbus in 1926 and pronounced a national monument by President Calvin Coolidge. Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown, N. Y., is open to visitors year 'round. |
| Collection | James R. Tanis Collection of Church Postcards |
| Contributor | Princeton Theological Seminary |
| Rights |  Copyright Not EvaluatedDigitized collections are made accessible for purposes of education and research.
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