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Joliet-Marquette Journey

Joliet-Marquette Journey
In mid 1673 French-Canadian explorer Louis Joliet and French missionary Jacques Marquette began a journey to explore the Mississippi River. They traveled south until reaching a point below the mouth of the Arkansas River, where they headed north and returned to Canada.
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Marquette, Jacques; Mississippi (river); Joliet, Louis
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