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unusual facts about Yuquot Whalers' Shrine


Yuquot Whalers' Shrine

Anthropologist Aldona Jonaitis believes a text of Camille de Roquefeuil written in 1818 provides the first conclusive evidence of the Shrine’s existence from the perspective of multiple people.


Martyrs' Shrine

Construction on the shrine was completed by the winter of 1925, and the shrine was formally consecrated on June 25, 1926 by Cardinal William Henry O'Connell of Boston.

National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine

Built on Chingshan Mountain and overseeing the Keelung River in Taipei's Zhongshan District in 1969, the Martyrs Shrine recalls the architecture of the Hall of Supreme Harmony in Beijing's Forbidden City.

Ontario Highway 12

At Waubaushene, the Trans-Canada Highway designation continues north along Highway 400 towards Parry Sound and Sudbury, while Highway 12 continues west towards Victoria Harbour, Port McNicoll, and the Martyrs' Shrine.


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