Niagara Falls in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Louis Hennepin 1626 - c. 1705
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 21, 2010
1. Louis Hennepin 1626 - c. 1705 Marker, in English
This is of the west-facing, or city-side of the marker.
Inscription.
Louis Hennepin 1626 - c. 1705. . , {The west/city marker side, in English:} , Born and educated in Belgium, Hennepin was ordained a Recollet (Franciscan) friar in France. He was an adventurer at heart and undertook priestly duties in several European countries before being sent to New France as a missionary in 1675. In 1679-80 he accompanied Cavelier de La Salle on his exploration of the Mississippi River. Back in France, Hennepin published a lively account of his travels, Description de la Louisiane (1683), which enjoyed widespread popularity in Europe. Hennepin provided a striking account of 17th-century North America and his book contains the first recorded description of "the Wonders of that prodigious Cascade", Niagara Falls. , , Ontario Heritage Trust, and agency of the Government of Ontario, {The east/river marker side, in French:}, Né et eduqué en Belgique, Louis Hennepin est ordonné moine récollet (franciscain) en France. Ayant une cœur d’adventurier, il entreprand d’accomplir ses devoirs sacerdoteaux dans plusiers pays européens, avant d’être envoyé en Nouvelle France comme missionaire, en 1675. En 1679-1680, il accompagne Cavelier de La Salle dan son exploration du fleuve Mississippi. De retour en France, Louis Hennipin publie une compte rendu vivant de ses voyages, intitulè Description de la Louisiane (1683), qui remporte une grande succès populaire en Europe. Louis Hennipin fournit une remarquable récit sur l’Amérique du Nord du XVIIe siècle et son livre contient la première description connue «des merveilles de cette prodigieuse cascade», les chutes Niagara. , Fiducie du patrimoine ontairien, une organisme du gouvernement de l’Ontario
{The west/city marker side, in English:}
Born and educated in Belgium, Hennepin was ordained a Recollet (Franciscan) friar in France. He was an adventurer at heart and undertook priestly duties in several European countries before being sent to New France as a missionary in 1675. In 1679-80 he accompanied Cavelier de La Salle on his exploration of the Mississippi River. Back in France, Hennepin published a lively account of his travels, Description de la Louisiane (1683), which enjoyed widespread popularity in Europe. Hennepin provided a striking account of 17th-century North America and his book contains the first recorded description of "the Wonders of that prodigious Cascade", Niagara Falls.
Ontario Heritage Trust, and agency of the Government of Ontario
{The east/river marker side, in French:}
Né et eduqué en Belgique, Louis Hennepin est ordonné moine récollet (franciscain) en France. Ayant une cœur d’adventurier, il entreprand d’accomplir ses devoirs sacerdoteaux dans plusiers pays européens, avant d’être envoyé en Nouvelle France comme missionaire, en 1675. En 1679-1680, il accompagne Cavelier de La Salle dan son exploration du fleuve Mississippi. De retour en France, Louis Hennipin publie une compte rendu vivant de ses voyages, intitulè Description de la Louisiane
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(1683), qui remporte une grande succès populaire en Europe. Louis Hennipin fournit une remarquable récit sur l’Amérique du Nord du XVIIe siècle et son livre contient la première description connue «des merveilles de cette prodigieuse cascade», les chutes Niagara.
Fiducie du patrimoine ontairien, une organisme du gouvernement de l’Ontario
Erected by Ontario Heritage Trust.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. A significant historical year for this entry is 1675.
Location. 43° 5.033′ N, 79° 4.626′ W. Marker is in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in Niagara Region. Marker is on Niagara Parkway, 0.1 kilometers south of Murray. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Niagara Falls ON L2G, Canada. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 21, 2010
2. Louis Hennepin 1626 - c. 1705 Marker, in French
This is the east-facing, or river-side of the marker.
sectionhead>More about this marker. The marker is located in Queen Victoria Park, at the end of a raised flower bed between the Niagara Parkway and the main park path, kitty-corner across the street from the bus stop just south of the the intersection of the Parkway and Murray Street.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. "Hennepin View", located across the Niagara River in New York
Also see . . . 1. Fr. Louis Hennepin and Niagara Falls. Discovering Lewis and Clark.com's page on Hennepin's description of the Falls, "Betwixt the Lake Ontario and Erié ... is a vast and prodigious Cadence of Water which falls down after a surprizing and astonishing manner, insomuch that the Universe does not afford its Parallel." (Submitted on September 9, 2010.)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 21, 2010
3. Louis Hennepin 1626 - c. 1705 Marker = Wide View
Photographed By Louis Hennepin
4. Engraving of Niagara Falls, by Louis Hennepin
This engraving of Niagara Falls (American Falls visible on the left, Horseshoe Falls on the right) was published in 1697 by Hennepin himself in his account, A New Discovery of a Vast Country in America, Extending Above Four Thousand Miles, Between New France and New Mexico.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 21, 2010
5. Niagara Falls (the American Falls), as seen from the marker site
Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2010, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 1,399 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 9, 2010, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
