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The U.S. remembers Father De Smet.
Statues : The Apostle of the Indians. St. Louis University. Father De Smet can also be seen on the "This is the place monument" (July 24,1947) near Salt Lake City, Utah. And more places remind us of the great missionary ... Lake DeSmet Cities : De Smet, Idaho, Benewah County (47°8'46"N 116°54'53"W) - name given in 1964 De Smet, Montana, Missoula County (46°56'0"N 114°6'8"W) De Smet, South Dakota, Kingsbury County (44°23'15"N 97°33'0"W) - name given in 1905 - pop. 1.172 (1990)
Rivers : In 1846 De Smet gave names to the Fiddle and Maligne rivers, today in Jasper National Park (Alberta, Canada). Ships : In 1873 captain La Barge christened his new packet "De Smet" and during WW2 a liberty ship was also named after the great missionary. Building started on August 5, 1943 and on Augustus 24, 1943 the "Peter Desmet" was afloat. Exhibition. Annual mass of remembrance in Daniel, Wyoming. A re-enactment. Waxworks. Congratulations in Congres. The Museum of the Western Jesuit Missions in Florissant |