Father Alexandra Ravoux
Inscription
In 1845 near this spot in a Cuthead Indian village Father Alexandra Ravoux celebrated the first mass of record in South Dakota. Sponsors Catholic Order of Foresters Court 1389 Aberdeen.
Location
AddressBrown County, North of Columbia at Sand Lake National Wild Life Refuge Trail Take trail to west sits in clearing (2006)
CityClearing
CountyBrown
StateSouth Dakota
Coordinates45.556050, -98.326520
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