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> 1823 - Father Pierre DeSmet arrives in St. Louis
1823 - Father Pierre DeSmet arrives in St. Louis
DeSmet, the most peripethetic missionary in the American West, became a good friend of many tribes. He is pictured here with Flathead Indians in Montana.
On foot.
(for more on this remarkable frontier priest, click here
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