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Carmel, SK
Our Story:
The hill called Carmel is located six km. north of Carmel, Saskatchewan, west of Humboldt. It was called spathanaw watchi in Cree, and it means "the mount of the far view". It was first mentioned as Mount Carmel in a report of the Geological Survey of Canada for the year 1873-74.
Carmel takes its name from the original Mt. Carmel in Palestine. There, a range of hills runs transversely across the lay of land and juts into the Mediterranean Sea. The present Israeli City of Haifa is located at the Cape. ...more Story
Related Links:
Our Lady of the Prairies Foundation
Western Development Museum
Contact:
Our Lady of the Prairies Foundation
Box 22076
Saskatoon SK S7H 5P1
Canada
info@ourladyfoundation.org
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