Near Macks Inn in Fremont County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)
Pierre J. DeSmet
Jesuit leader
Photographed by Hans Van Landschoot, September 12, 2008
1. Pierre J. Desmet Marker
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.
Erected by The Idaho Historical Society. (Marker Number 452.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Idaho State Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 10, 1840.
Location. 44° 31.819′ N, 111° 19.756′ W. Marker is near Macks Inn, Idaho, in Fremont County. It is on State Highway 20 at milepost 400.7, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Macks Inn ID 83433, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Idaho and the Yellowstone Fringe. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Island Park (approx. 5.6 miles away); Sawtell's Ranch (approx. 10.7 miles away); Southern Gallatin County
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Also see . . . Biography Pieter Jan DeSmet. Wikipedia article. (Submitted on October 3, 2017, by Hans Van Landschoot of Knokke Heist, Belgium.)
Additional keywords. Pierre de Smet
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, July 2003
2. Pierre J. Desmet Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2008, by Hans Van Landschoot of Knokke Heist, Belgium. This page has been viewed 7,712 times since then and 296 times this year. Last updated on May 27, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on October 16, 2008, by Hans Van Landschoot of Knokke Heist, Belgium. 2. submitted on August 29, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
