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Old Ursuline Convent

New Orleans, Louisiana
· 1749-1753
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Next to the site of the first building erected in 1734 stood the home of Ursuline nuns who came from France to relieve the poor, care for the sick, and provide education for young girls; it was the first girls' school in Louisiana and the oldest building in the Mississippi Valley.
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