Historical Marker

Father Hoecken Monument

Stanley County, Corner of 1st Street and Main Street in Ft Pierre (2006) · Ft Pierre · Stanley

Inscription

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

AddressStanley County, Corner of 1st Street and Main Street in Ft Pierre (2006)

CityFt Pierre

CountyStanley

StateSouth Dakota

Coordinates44.387630, -100.734950

Sources

South Dakota State Historical Society

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