Watertown Benedictine Sisters Earn South Dakota Hall of Fame Honor

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - For over a century, the Benedictine Sisters of Mother of God Monastery have served as quiet pioneers of healthcare, education, and ministry across the Dakotas. Now, their visionary efforts to transform their 485-acre Watertown campus into a thriving intergenerational community have earned them the 2026 Act of Excellence Award from the South Dakota Hall of Fame.

The award was presented to the community at a special ceremony held at the Harmony Hill campus, celebrating a legacy that began in the late 1870s when the sisters first arrived from Switzerland to minister to German immigrants and Native Americans.

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