1938

ID: 4673 ~ Source: Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area on Flickr ~ Creator: Taken by E. Kowrach.

 ~ Date: 1938
This file appears in: Resurrection of St. Paul's Mission

St. Paul's Mission one year before restoration.

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…