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in search of gold. Despite this, by 1851, Sister of
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arrived in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods with several companions and found a dense forest with few buildings. There she established the
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687:Terre Haute
680:County seat
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372:Terre Haute
361:Simon Bruté
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1181:Categories
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1104:Terre Town
1084:State Line
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969:Ehrmandale
964:East Glenn
949:Coal Bluff
943:Cherryvale
883:Prairieton
868:New Goshen
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783:Lost Creek
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475:References
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303:U.S. state
287:St. Mary's
271:feature ID
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77:87°28′02″W
74:39°30′39″N
1143:Footnotes
1094:Tabertown
1069:Southwood
979:Glenn Ayr
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836:Dresser
798:Pierson
763:Fayette
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103:Country
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