Ep. 1.48: Sad Story of Indian Displacement

03/11/2025 26 min Episodio 48
Ep. 1.48: Sad Story of Indian Displacement

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As German immigration surges, Missouri sees the rise of towns like Westphalia, Washington, and Dutzau. Bishop Rosati sends priests to serve these growing communities, including Father Meinkmann and Father Helias. Meanwhile, the Potawatomi are forcibly relocated, and the tragic consequences of the Black Hawk War unfold across the Midwest.

*Saint Louis: The Story of Catholic Evangelization of America's Heartland originally aired on Covenant Network Catholic Radio. These podcast episodes are being released in anticipation of the Bicentennial Celebrations of the founding of the Archdiocese of St. Louis as the Diocese of St. Louis on July 18, 1826.