it was Hernando De Soto
actually it was Robert de La Salle
That was the Mississippi.
To America, on the banks of the Mississippi...he is credited as the first white man to see the great river.
La Salle was the first man to navigate the Mississippi River all the way through the gulf of Mexico.
Old Man River
The Mississippi River. The song is from Showboat, and contrasts the river to the labors of the deckhands of the boat traveling on the river.
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Mississippi River
The Mississippi River (the longest river in the USA) is also known as Muddy Mississippi, Old Man River, and Mighty Mississippi.
Mississippi river my man!
Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto was the first European to discover the river in 1541.
I have been told that the Mississippi River is known as "Old Man River" because as it flows from north to south, it forms the profile of a somewhat potbellied man, therefore he is deemed as "old." Louisiana finishes off his shoes. However true or false it may be, at least it will promote some interest as I have my students trace the Mississippi River on their Civil War maps.
the people who almost found the Mississippi river is Jacques marquette and Lois jolliet they tured around because they were afraid they would see spanish soldiors but the real man who fund the mouth of the Mississippi river is..............idk go to Google and ask (: have a nice day