Cavalier de LaSalle - Sound Bend, Indiana
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N 41° 42.845 W 086° 16.845
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a relief art sculpture representing Cavalier de LaSalle, located near Portage Avenue, Sound Bend, Indiana, USA
Waymark Code: WMN0WD
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2014
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This relief art sculpture representing Cavalier de LaSalle is located near Portage Avenue, Sound Bend, Indiana, USA.
Inscription under the sculpture reads as follow:
ROBERT RENE CAVALIER SIEUR DE LASALLE
FRENCH SCOLAR AND EXPLORER. FIRST WHITE
MAN TO VISIT THIS REGION, PASSING FROM
ST.JOSEPH RIVER TO KANKAKEE RIVER.
CROSSED THIS LAND DECEMBER 5,1679.
TO COMMEMORATE THE VISIT OF LASALLE
THE BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS ERECTED
THIS TABLET ON LAND DONATED FOR THE
PURPOSE BY ROBERT O. MYLER.
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The city of South Bend is the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total of 101,168 residents; its Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 318,586 and Combined Statistical Area of 721,296. It is the fourth-largest city in Indiana, serving as the economic and cultural hub of Northern Indiana. The University of Notre Dame is located just to the north in unincorporated Notre Dame, Indiana.
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Where is this sculpture?:
Portage Avenue
Sound Bend, Indiana USA
Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: Not listed
Website for sculpture?: Not listed
Sculptors Name: Not listed
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