Old Visitation Convent

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Title

Old Visitation Convent

Subject

Georgetown Academy of the Visitation
Illinois--Kaskaskia

Description

A pencil sketch of the first Visitation Academy in the Midwest at Kaskaskia, which was founded in 1833 by eight sisters from the Georgetown Visitation. The building was vacated in 1844 when the Mississippi River flooded and the waters reached the second story of the school.

Publisher

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Date

n.d.

Format

jpg

Language

en

Identifier

400171
Sketches, Kaskaskia Illinois

Original Format

sketch
b&w
1

Physical Dimensions

13 x 22 cm