Description On Dec. 1920, the Benedictine sisters bought E.M. Walsh' residence and used it as a motherhouse. They later built Mount St. Benedict on 50 acres of land formerly Walsh' property. E.M. Walsh was one of the oldest settlers in Crookston.
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