Old Harry (The Years it Left Behind) : A Commemorative Album

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Title
Old Harry (The Years it Left Behind) : A Commemorative Album
Abstract
A pictorial biography commerating the occasion of the 100th anniversary of St. Peter's-by-the-Sea Anglican Church, located in Old Harry on Grosse-Île on the Magdalen Islands (Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine). Built in 1916, the Church was constructed using wood from a shipwreck. On December 12, 1915, the Norwegian freighter Kwango, containing mainly timber, shattered west of Brion Island (north of Grosse-Île). The locals collect the cargo scattered on the beaches and donated it to the Reverend Arthur W. Reeves, who used the wood to build the Church of Saint-Peter's-By-the-Sea. The entrance doors of the church, called "Gates to Infinity", are a memorial to Aaron Clarke, a resident of Old-Harry, who was swept out to sea when he tried to rescue some swimmers. The church was deconsecrated in 2014.
Place
Grosse-Île, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC
Publisher
Grosse Ile Heritage Society
Date
2016
# of Pages
82p.
Language
en
ISBN
978-1-77136-450-8
Citation
Clark, Byron. Old Harry (The Years It Left Behind) : A Commemorative Album. Grosse-Île, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC: Grosse Ile Heritage Society, 2016.
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