Sacred Heart Academy

Sacred Heart Academy (HMZ0X)

Location: Helena-West Helena, AR 72342 Phillips County
Country: United States of America
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N 34° 31.298', W 90° 35.503'

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In 1858 a boarding school and convent was established on this site in the former residence of Col. Henry L. Biscoe by four Sisters of Mercy who came from Ireland with Bishop Andrew Byrne. The school was in the middle of heavy fighting during the Battle of Helena. July 4, 1863, and was used as a hospital by the Sisters who tended both Union and Confederate wounded. The school was closed from 1868 to 1879 at which time it was reopened by the Sister of Charity from Nazareth, Kentucky.
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HM NumberHMZ0X
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Year Placed1963
Placed ByErected by the Arkansas Civil War Centennial Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 8th, 2014 at 3:54pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 721054 N 3822629
Decimal Degrees34.52163333, -90.59171667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 31.298', W 90° 35.503'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 31' 17.88" N, 90° 35' 30.18" W
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Area Code(s)870
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 700-898 Arkansas St, Helena-West Helena AR 72342, US
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