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| CATALDO MISSION Idaho's Old Mission State Park is home to Idaho's oldest building, the Sacred Heart Mission church near the town of Cataldo. Jesuit priests were invited to the area by the Coeur D'Alene tribe in the 1840s. Between 1850 and 1853 the community built this unique mission church. This sturdy building with one foot thick walls was made by wattle and daub construction out of hand-hewn logs, saplings, woven grass, and mud. The interior was decorated in original folk art with the few materials on hand - painted newspaper, cloth, and tin cans - to mimic the marble and chandeliers found in a European cathedral. What you will find in the park is a small museum in the visitors center that explains the history of the tribe and the site, the mission church itself, and nearby a house once occupied by the Jesuits. We found this place by just following a roadside marker on the spur of the moment. It's fun to deviate from your itinerary and allow unstructured time for exploring a new area. Idaho State Parks http://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/parks/oldmissi on.aspx by Bob Kelly http://www.BobsPacificBeachHouse.com |
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