Lac qui Parle Mission

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Introduction

Lac qui Parle Mission was founded in 1835 and is where the first Dakota-language dictionary, grammar, and gospel were completed. The chapel was reconstructed by the Works Progress Administration in the 1940s. The site is located eight miles northwest of Montevideo on County Highway 13, off U.S. Highway 59. Lac qui Parle Mission is managed by the Chippewa County Historical Society.

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Lac qui Parle Mission

Photo by John Cross, courtesy Minnesota Historical Society

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Mission interior

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Lac qui Parle Mission

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Lac qui Parle State Park and restored mission, 1955

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