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Father DeSmet

 
 
Father DeSmet Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 16, 2015
1. Father DeSmet Marker
Inscription.
Father DeSmet S.J.
Here
1840

Erected 1940

 
Erected 1940 by Historical Landmark Commission of Wyoming.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Religion & Religious Structures.
 
Location. 44° 28.664′ N, 106° 46.302′ W. Marker is in Buffalo, Wyoming, in Johnson County. It is at the intersection of Monument Road and Shell Creek Road, on the right when traveling north on Monument Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 345 Monument Road, Buffalo WY 82834, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Powder River Basin. 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 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Quartermaster Corral: (approx. 4½ miles away); Lesson Learned (approx. 4½ miles away); Laundress Row: (approx. 4½ miles away); The Hospital (approx. 4½ miles away);
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The Civilians: (approx. 4.6 miles away); The Cavalryman’s Quarters: (approx. 4.6 miles away); The Magazine: (approx. 4.6 miles away); The Guard House: (approx. 4.6 miles away).
 
Father DeSmet Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 16, 2015
2. Father DeSmet Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 768 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 12, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
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