INW: Historic Desmet Building Burns

The Sisters of Charity of Providence School, which burned to the ground this morning, looked like this in about 1915 — from DeSmet photo postcard, circa 1915. See story below. (SR photo archives, first published in 1974)

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Question: Have you ever stopped to visit Coeur d’Alene Tribe HQ or any other tribal sites along Highway 95, exclusing the Coeur d’Alene Casino?