1940

ID: 4674 ~ Source: Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area on Flickr ~ Creator: Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area ~ Date: 1940
This file appears in: Resurrection of St. Paul's Mission
1940

St. Paul's Mission just after the completed restoration in 1940.

This file appears in: Resurrection of St. Paul's Mission

By Angel L. Rios
The tribes that lived near the Columbia River were enthusiastic about the "blackrobes" and their teachings. So much so that Father DeSmet, a Jesuit priest from Belgium, wrote his superiors in 1840 that he needed more priests to minister to…