Marquette-Jolliet
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frankhj
N 44° 26.949 W 088° 03.611
16T E 415644 N 4922307
Marquette - Jolliet Marker in De Pere.
Waymark Code: WM1WWD
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 07/22/2007
Views: 35
Here in June, 1673, an expedition headed by Jesuit priest Jacques Marquette and his companion Louis Jolliet departed from St. Francis Xavier Mission to find and explore the upper Mississippi River. In September they returned here to record their discoveries in their journals. The next spring Jolliet left for Quebec but the ailing Marquette remained at the mission until October. The mission stood on the bank of Fox River directly west of this spot.
County: Brown
Location: Park
MarkerID: 189
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