Boucherville in Marguerite-D'Youville, Québec — Central Canada (French-Canadian)
Jacques Marquette, S.J.
Photographed by Kevin Craft, October 15, 2014
1. Jacques Marquette Marker
Découvrit le Missippi, avec
Louis Jolliet, le 17 Juin 1673.
Mourut dans l'Etat du Michigan
le 18 mai 1675. Visita cette
seigneurie en mai 1668.
Discovered the Mississippi River
with Louis Jolliet, 17th June, 1673.
Died in Michigan, 18th May, 1675.
Visited this seigniory, May, 1668.
Erected 1946 by Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 18, 1675.
Location. 45° 36.816′ N, 73° 27.402′ W. Marker is in Boucherville, Québec, in Marguerite-D'Youville. It is at the intersection of Boulevard Marie-Victorin and de Montbrun Street on Boulevard Marie-Victorin. Marker is located in Léandre-Lacaille waterfront park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boucherville QC J4B 1X2, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Le Jardin Botanique de Montréal / The Montréal Botanical Gardens (approx. 10 kilometers away); Autour de la Craig (approx. 13.5 kilometers away); Porte de Jour (approx. 13.5 kilometers away); Édifice Gilles-Hocquart (approx. 13.5 kilometers away); First Transcontinental Train (approx. 13.6 kilometers away); Parc Fleury-Mesplet (approx. 13.6 kilometers away); Cartier Residences (approx. 13.6 kilometers away); Place J.-Ernest-Laforce (approx. 13.6 kilometers away).
Photographed by Kevin Craft, October 15, 2014
2. Jacques Marquette, S.J. Marker
Photographed by Kevin Craft, October 15, 2014
3. Jacques Marquette, S.J. Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 935 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 21, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
