St. Ignace Mission - St. Ignace, MI
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member linkys
N 45° 52.279 W 084° 43.875
16T E 676079 N 5082252
This marker is located in front of Father Jacques Marquette's grave on State Street.
Waymark Code: WMCD9C
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 08/24/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member Scook
Views: 11
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Students know Father Jacques Marquette because of his trip down the Mississippi river with Louis Jolliet, which is the answer to the question, who discovered the Mississippi River; Marquette and Jolliet. Before that time, Marquette founded a mission at what was to be known as St Ignace across the Straits of Mackinac on Michigan's Upper Peninsula. This marker relates the history of Father Marquette's stay in the St. Ignace area.
Historical Name: Father Jacques Marquette

Description:
In 1671 the mission of St. Ignace was established so that the Christian message could be brought to several thousand Indians living on this shore. The founder was Father Jacques Marquette, the Jesuit missionary. In 1673 he left on his great journey to the Mississippi Valley. He never returned to his mission before he died in 1675. Two years later his bones were reburied here beneath the chapel altar. In 1706, after French troops had abandoned the fort, the chapel was destroyed.

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Registered Site #: 92

Historical Date: Not listed

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