French Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet explored the Illinois River in 1673.
The first Frenchman to explore Illinois was Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit missionary, accompanied by fur trader Louis Jolliet. They journeyed along the Mississippi River in 1673, claiming the region for France.
The Mississippi River's upper reaches were sighted by French-Canadian explorer Louis Jolliet and French Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette. They traveled downriver by canoe to a point near the mouth of the Arkansas River.
The Mississippi River's upper reaches were sighted by French-Canadian explorer Louis Jolliet and French Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette in 1673. They traveled downriver by canoe to a point near the mouth of the Arkansas River.
The Mississippi River's upper reaches were sighted by French-Canadian explorer Louis Jolliet and French Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette in 1673. They traveled downriver by canoe to a point near the mouth of the Arkansas River.
The Mississippi River's upper reaches were sighted by French-Canadian explorer Louis Jolliet and French Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette in 1673. They traveled downriver by canoe to a point near the mouth of the Arkansas River.
French Jesuit Jacques Marquette explored the Mississippi River in 1673.
Father Marquette and Louis Joliet explored Illinois in 1673.
The Mississippi River's upper reaches were sighted by French-Canadian explorer Louis Jolliet and French Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette in 1673. They traveled downriver by canoe to a point near the mouth of the Arkansas River.
The first recorded Americans in Illinois were Louis Jolliet and Father Marquette in 1673. In1763 the state was given to England by the French.
Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet were French explorers who are credited with discovering Illinois in 1673. They are known for being the first Europeans to explore and map the region around present-day Illinois.
In 1673 Marquette and Joliet's expedition began and Illinois was discovered.
Jacques Marquette & Louis Joliet in 1673