“Father Hoecken Monument”
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Stanley
(Note: any text in italics has been taken from the official SDSHS records.)
Marker Text
In Commemoration of the Missionary Priest Father Christian Hoecken S.J. 1808-1851 Who Near-by on June 13, 1840, first administered the sacrament of baptism west of the Missouri River in South Dakota.
Location
Stanley County, Corner of 1st Street and Main Street in Ft Pierre (2006)
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