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Jesuit leader
Roman Catholic Missionary services began in Idaho on Sunday July 10, 1840 in Teton Valley, followed by a mass held near here at Henry's Lake, July 23.Pierre J. DeSmet a Belgian Jesuit leader accompanied a Pend Oreille - Flathead band on their way northwest to their homeland. Climbing a mountain here, along streams "descending from dizzy heights, leaping from rock to rock with a deafening noise," he invoked divine thanks for his succesfull tour into Idaho and Montana.
Details
| HM Number | HMKVW |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Idaho: Idaho State Historical Society series |
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 452 |
| Placed By | The Idaho Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, September 22nd, 2014 at 3:55am PDT -07:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] HANS VAN LANDSCHOOT
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 12T E 473837 N 4930829 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 44.53031667, -111.32926667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 44° 31.819', W 111° 19.756' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 44° 31' 49.14" N, 111° 19' 45.36" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 208 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 15 Unnamed Road, Island Park ID 83429, US |
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