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St. Joseph's Mission (Tampico, Washington)
St. Joseph's Mission is a mission that was established in Oregon Territory (now Washington (state), Washington state), United States (US) by Jesuit priests in 1852. The mission is located near Tampico, Washington and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. History Fathers Louis D'herbomez and Charles Pandosy founded St. Joseph's mission on April 3, 1852, near Ahtanum Creek in the upper Yakima River Valley, Yakima Valley near present-day Yakima. D'herbomez, originally from Le Havre, France arrived in Oregon Territory on 1847, and was ordained a year later. Prior to founding the St. Joseph's Mission, D'herbomez served as priest of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Pandosy served at the Saint Rose Mission near Richland, Washington, Richland and at Conception Mission near Ellensburg. Archbishop F. N. Blanchet instructed D'herbomez and Pandosy to construct the mission at the summer camp of Yakama Chief Kamiakin, at Kamiakin's request. The mission was constructed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampico, Washington
Tampico is a census-designated place and Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, Yakima County, Washington (U.S. state), Washington, United States, located approximately eighteen miles west of Yakima, Washington, Yakima on Ahtanum Creek. The population was 312 at the 2010 United States Census. History The community was named Tampico by pioneer cattleman A. D. Elgin, for Tampico, a town in Mexico where he once lived. Early pioneers settled in Tampico by at least 1872. By 1887, there were from 16 to 20 families living in the community. Chief Kamiakin—who led the Yakama, Palouse, and Klickitat (tribe), Klickitat in the Yakima War—was born at Ahtanum Creek near Tampico in 1800. Near that site, St. Joseph's Mission (Tampico, Washington), St. Joseph's Mission was built in 1852, to be subsequently destroyed and rebuilt more than once; services are still regularly performed there. Education The community is served by West Valley School District 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |