 HMdb.org | THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE “Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History” |
|
|
Home
—
My Markers
—
Add A Marker
—
Marker Series
—
Links & Books
—
Forum
—
About Us
|
Word or Phrase
|
|
| Your search returned just one marker . . . |
| | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print | | Niagara Falls in Niagara County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic) |
|
Hennepin View
|
| | | | 
June 25, 2008 | |
| | | 1. Hennepin View Marker | | |
Inscription. Near this spot stood
Father Louis Hennepin
Franciscan Missionary and
Chronicler of La Salle's Expedition
1678 - 9
He was the first to preach the gospel on the Niagara frontier and the first white man who saw and described the falls of Niagara.
Erected by the Knights of Columbus 1910
Erected 1910 by Knights of Columbus.
Location. 43° 5.234′ N, 79° 4.081′ W. Marker is in Niagara Falls, New York, in Niagara County. Marker can be reached from Robert Moses Parkway. Click for map. Marker is in Niagara State Falls Park. From Robert Moses Parkway continue on the Parkway as it turns into Prospect Street. Signs will direct you to Niagara Falls State Park’s parking lots. Marker is in this post office area: Niagara Falls NY 14303, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Niagara Apothecary (approx. 11.6 miles away in Canada); Niagara on the Lake Historical District (approx. 11.6 miles away in Canada); Job Hoisington Buffalo's 1812 War Hero (approx. 15.8 miles away).
Also see . . .
1. Niagara Falls State Park. (Submitted on July 7, 2008.)
2. Louis Hennepin. Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online (Submitted on July 7, 2008.)
| | | | 
June 25, 2008 | |
| | | 2. Hennepin View Marker | | American Falls : Niagara Falls Observation Tower in background. | | |
3. Louis Hennepin. Article on Louis Hennepin in the Catholic Encyclopedia (Submitted on July 7, 2008.)
|
| | | | 
June 25, 2008 | |
| | | 3. American Falls : Niagara Falls | | From Observation Tower near Hennepin View Marker. | | |
|
| Credits. This page originally submitted on July 7, 2008. This page has been viewed 491 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. Submitted on July 7, 2008. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
|
|
Copyright ©
2006–2010, Some rights reserved.
—  Subscribe
— Privacy Policy
— Terms of Use
— About Us
— Contact Us
|
|