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Related Web Sites:
Marquette-Jolliet Historical Marker
Exploration Map
Read More About It
"Marquette and Jolliet: Voyagers on the Mississippi" by Ronald Syme
"The Story of Marquette and Jolliet" by R. Conrad Stein
"Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet" by Jeff Donaldson-Forbes
Vocabulary:
impressions
Interesting Fact:
Jolliet was a leading explorer of his day. In 1694, he explored the coast of Labrador and visited with the Eskimos.
Search these newspaper databases for additional stories about Marquette and Jolliet:
Wisconsin State Journal/The Capital Times
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
BadgerLink Wisconsin Newsstand
Wisconsin Historical Society
U.S. historical events that occurred on June 7:
1892: Homer Plessy was arrested after he refused to move from a seat reserved for whites on a train in New Orleans. The ensuing court case led to a U.S. Supreme Court landmark decision "separate but equal."
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