History of Cumbria Like Wordsworth, he took a paternalistic view of the "lower-classes" saying that "I don't want to let them see Helvellyn while they are drunk." However, the project that really made the Lake District into national news was Manchester Corporation Water Works's scheme to dam Thirlmere to provide water to the city, first proposed in 1876 and finally "on tap" in 1894. Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley, the future co-founder of the National Trust was undecided : he was a strong advocate of the Lake District's ability to provide recreation, rest and fresh-air, as well as aesthetic pleasure, but also knew just how
Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill for children from kindergarten to age 12. The Sisters of Charity became a Pontifical Congregation in 1948 and made perpetual vows for the first time the following year. In 1960, the Congregation sent Sisters to Mokpo, Korea, to establish the community's first foreign mission. There are nearly 200 Korean Sisters of Charity ministering in parishes, schools, retreat houses, and daycare centers. Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill The Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill were founded by Sister Aloysia Lowe. She was accompanied by Sisters Blanche O'Keefe, Maria Theresa O'Donnell, Maria Kavanaugh and two novices. In 1809, Elizabeth Ann Seton