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La Salle and Ohio history in early exploration
A dense historical excerpt discusses La Salle and early maps of Ohio, noting his 17th century journeys, the Mississippi claim, and the Illinois and Great Lakes region. It covers La Salle’s 1679 Niagara falls voyage, the Griffin on Lake Erie, and his 1682 Louisiana naming, plus references to historical scholars and maps by Margry and Galinee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Baldwin
Northern Ohio Historical Society
Ohio
West
la Salle
Capitol
Washington
France
Pierre Margry
Paris
United States
Galinee
Mississippi
Ohio River
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Grand River
Montreal
Allegheny
Ottawa
Wabash
Oho
Champlain
China
Polar Sea
Northwest Passage
Great Lakes
Spain
Gulf of Mexico
Falls of
Niagara
Cayuga Creek
Detroit River
Lake Huron
Straits
Green Bay
Lake Michigan
Quebec
Chicago
Gulf
Louis the Great
Louisiana
Alleghenies
Rocky Mountains
Missouri
Rene Robert de la Salle
Cavalier