First Mass

Fr. De Smet's Journey West (1840)

4 documented first Masses along this route, mapped in chronological order.

Route

#DateLocationPriest
1 July 5, 1840 La Prairie de la Messe (Green River Rendezvous site, Horse Creek), Wyoming Fr. Pierre-Jean De Smet
2 July 10, 1840 Pierre's Hole (Teton Basin), Idaho Fr. Pierre-Jean De Smet, S.J.
3 July 23, 1840 Henry's Lake, Idaho Fr. Pierre-Jean De Smet, S.J.
4 August 1840 Three Forks, Montana Fr. Pierre-Jean De Smet, S.J.
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