St. Peter's Church

St. Peter's Church (HM1QVI)

Location: Jefferson, SD 57038 Union County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 36.229', W 96° 33.62'

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The vicinity of Jefferson, even before the organization of Dakota Territory in 1861, was a French - Canadian community and Catholic services were held sporadically prior to the advent of Father Pierre Boucher in 1867. In 1862 a small log building north of the present church was used as a school house and church where services were held. Father Boucher had a pastorate extending over a vast area of south-eastern Dakota and about twenty-five French-Canadian families formed the nucleus of his congregation here. Soon after his coming, a large wooden church was built and served until 1890, when the present fine church was erected during the pastorate of Father Cyrille St. Pierre. Father Boucher died in 1900 at Quebec. The Reverend Charles F. Robinson was the pastor from 1894 until 1924 and he lies buried in the adjacent church yard, whose grave stones abounding the names of parishioners and tells a story of its own. In 1889 a school and convent were built and these were replaced by the present parochial school building in 1951. The large wooden cross in the cemetery is a replacement for the rude cross placed therein in May, 1876, when Father Boucher led a eleven mile pilgrimage ending in the church yard at Jefferson, invoking divine aid against the besetting grasshopper plague.
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HM NumberHM1QVI
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Year Placed1966
Placed ByIn Memory of the Forest C. Roach Family
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, February 29th, 2016 at 5:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14T E 700131 N 4719706
Decimal Degrees42.60381667, -96.56033333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 36.229', W 96° 33.62'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 36' 13.74" N, 96° 33' 37.2" W
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Area Code(s)605
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 306-498 State Hwy 105, Jefferson SD 57038, US
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