Blacksmith Shop - Pandosy Mission - Kelowna, BC
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N 49° 50.969 W 119° 28.055
11U E 322613 N 5524816
The blacksmith shop at Pandosy Mission was originally built some miles away, in the Joe Riche District. Built around 1900, it was moved here by the Okanagan Historical Society in order to preserve it.
Waymark Code: WMMDCP
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 09/04/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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BLACKSMITH SHOP

This utilitarian log building was originally located in the Joe Riche Valley on Highway 33. It was moved in 1974 to the Mission site.

To move this building, it was taken down log by log and re-assembled on the Mission site. In 2009, the lower logs were replaced and better footings for the structure were done.
From the Sign at the Building

Immaculate Conception Mission

Founded in 1859 by Father Charles Marie Pandosy, an Oblate Missiomary, to serve the Native Okanagan People, this was the first Roman Catholic Mission in the interior of British Columbia.

Within the Okanagan Valley the mission was the first permanent non-native settlement, site of the first school and place where the first fruit and vine crops were grown.

Restored in 1958. Designated a Provincial Heritage Site in 1983. Operated by the Okanagan Historical Society.
From the Sign at the entrance to the mission
Group that erected the marker: City of Kelowna

URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]

Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
3685 Benvoulin Road
Kelowna, BC Canada
V1W 4M7
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