Jacques Marquette & Louis Joliet in 1673
Countries have never been 'discovered'. They have existed and then been explored. The conceit shown by some explorers, especially Westerners, that they have discovered a new land is fallacious.
It was made in Illinois but is now made in Green, Ohio.
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca explored what is now Texas in 1528.
He explored the area now known as the country of Panama. He was also the first European to see the Pacific Ocean in the year 1513.
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca explored what is now Texas in 1528.
yes
first Kaskaskia, then Vandalia and now it is Springfield
alvar nunez cabeza de vaca explored what is now texas in 1528.
the Illinois capitol is still springfield.
Members of the Lewis and Clark expedition were the first white people to explore the area now known as Montana. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark are famous explorers who explored a lot of the western part of the United States.
The northern portion of what is now New York was explored for France by the French explorer Samuel de Champlain in the early 17th century. Champlain is known for establishing the first French settlement in North America, Quebec City, in 1608.