Sainte-Marie among the Hurons
Sainte-Marie among the Hurons was a French Jesuit settlement in Huronia or Wendake, the land of the Wendat, near modern Midland, Ontario, from 1639 to 1649.Photo: P199, Public domain.
- Type: Battlefield
- Description: mission
- Also known as: “Sainte-Marie_among_the_Hurons”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Huronia Museum and Midland Public Library.
Huronia Museum
Museum
The Huronia Museum is located in Midland, Ontario, Canada. The museum consists of the museum building and the Huron/Ouendat village. The museum is open year-round and has nearly one million objects and receives some 20,000 visitors each year. Huronia Museum is situated 3 km west of Sainte-Marie among the Hurons.
Midland Public Library
Library
Photo: Mykola Swarnyk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Midland Public Library is situated 3½ km northwest of Sainte-Marie among the Hurons.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Midland and Penetanguishene.
Midland
Photo: Pjposullivan1, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Midland is a town in Simcoe County, Ontario on the shores of Georgian Bay. A beautiful area for a vacation by the water, it draws many tourists, particularly in summertime. It is home to about 17,000 people…
Penetanguishene
Photo: Samnabi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Penetanguishene is a town of about 9,000 in Simcoe County. Penetang sits on the south end of Georgian Bay, part of Lake Huron.
Sainte-Marie among the Hurons
- Categories: mission station, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Waubaushene, Simcoe County, Central Ontario, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.73407° or 44° 44′ 3″ northLongitude
-79.84533° or 79° 50′ 43″ westOpen location code
87P2P5M3+JVOpenStreetMap ID
way 56212067OpenStreetMap feature
historic=battlefieldWikidata ID
Q844290
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Sainte-Marie among the Hurons” goes by many names.
- French: “Sainte-Marie-au-pays-des-Hurons”
- German: “Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons”
- German: “Sainte-Marie-au-pays-des-Hurons”
- Romanian: “Sainte-Marie-au-pays-des-Hurons”
- Russian: “Святая Мария среди гуронов”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sainte Marie among the Hurons and Martyrs‘ Shrine.
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