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St. Marys Lake
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St. Marys Lake lies at the foot of the Mission Range at the mouth of Dry Lake Creek. The lake is named for St. Mary’s Mission, established by Jesuit priests Pierre-Jean De Smet, Gregory Mengarini, and Nicholas Point in 1841 in the Bitterroot Valley.
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Smet, Pierre-Jean de
Point Nicholas
Mengarini, Gregory
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St. Mary's Lake
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Montana Historical Society Library and Archives
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4014 ft.
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Lake County
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St. Marys Lake
. Montana History Portal, accessed 15/11/2026, https://www.mtmemory.org/nodes/view/127895
