Near Daniel in Sublette County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

First Holy Mass in Wyoming

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 25, 2014

1. First Holy Mass in Wyoming Marker

Inscription. Holy Mass
was offered here
for the first time
in Wyoming by
Father DeSmet
July 5 1840

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1833.

Location. 42° 52.053′ N, 110° 2.593′ W. Marker is near Daniel, Wyoming, in Sublette County. Marker is on Seven Mile River Ranch Road near U.S. 189, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Daniel WY 83115, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Pinckey W. Sublette (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Narcissa Prentiss Whitman (approx. 1.4 miles away); Green River Rendezvous (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Prairie of the Mass (approx. 2.1 miles away); Ancient Pronghorn Kill Site (approx. 3.2 miles away); Wind River Mountains (approx. 3.2 miles away); Rendezvous - Birth of an Empire (approx. 3.2 miles away); The Green River Drift (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Daniel.

Also see . . . Father De Smet in Wyoming - Wyoming State Historical Society. Some boys ran away to sea or to join the army. But Pierre-Jean De Smet left his native Flanders to become a missionary to the Indian
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tribes in the American West. His father had already predicted that he would never be able to lead a quiet life, and his brother described him as "hardy, adventurous and indifferent to danger." (Submitted on January 28, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 25, 2014

2. First Holy Mass in Wyoming Marker

Father Pierre-Jean DeSmet Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 25, 2014

3. Father Pierre-Jean DeSmet Monument

Father DeSmet’s “Prairie Mass” image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 25, 2014

4. Father DeSmet’s “Prairie Mass”

The National Register of Historic Places, Wyoming Place No. 38

Commemorative plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 25, 2014

5. Commemorative plaque

Commemorating
Hundredth Anniversary
of the
First Mass by
Father P.J. DeSmet
July 5 1840

Dedicated by
the Most Reverend
P.A. McGovern, D.D.
July 4 1940

Father Pierre DeSmet poses with men from four native tribes image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer

6. Father Pierre DeSmet poses with men from four native tribes

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 536 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 28, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.