Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church

Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church (HM17ZM)

Location: Dowagiac, MI 49047 Cass County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 2.637', W 86° 8.751'

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Chief Leopold Pokagon and his tribe of Potawatomi Indians built a log church here in 1838 and deeded the forty acres of land on which it stood to the Catholic Bishop of Detroit. Pokagon, who came to Silver Creek Township from his village outside of nearby Niles, was buried on this site in 1841. During the early 1840s the Holy Cross Fathers of Notre Dame in Indiana ministered to the Indians. In 1844 Father Theophile Marivault became the church's permanent priest; he was followed by Father Louis Baroux who served most of the years from 1847 to 1870 and was buried here in 1897. In the mid-nineteenth century many Irish immigrants settled in the vicinity and attended this parish. The white frame church built in 1861 burned in 1886 and was immediately replaced by this present structure.
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HM NumberHM17ZM
Series This marker is part of the Michigan: Michigan Historical Commission series
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Marker NumberL348
Year Placed1977
Placed ByMichigan History Division, Department of State
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 at 1:57am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 570690 N 4655008
Decimal Degrees42.04395000, -86.14585000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 2.637', W 86° 8.751'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 2' 38.22" N, 86° 8' 45.06" W
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Area Code(s)269
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 51763-51999 Leach Rd, Dowagiac MI 49047, US
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