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In 1682 he claimed, not just part, but the entire Mississippi valley for France

Trivia about la salle

  • On April 9, 1682 this Frenchman reached the mouth of the Mississippi River & claimed the region for Louis XIV
  • Father Hennepin, chaplain to this French explorer, was the first to publish an account of seeing Niagara Falls
  • In 1612 this French explorer claimed & named the Louisiana region for Louis XIV
  • In 1682 this Frenchman claimed the entire region drained by the Mississippi River for France & named it Louisiana
  • A Roman Catholic school:"The room" in French

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