Niagara Falls in Niagara County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Hennepin View
June 25, 2008
1. Hennepin View Marker
Father Louis Hennepin
Franciscan Missionary and
Chronicler of La Salle's Expedition
1678 - 9
Erected 1910 by Knights of Columbus.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1678.
Location. 43° 5.234′ N, 79° 4.081′ W. Marker is in Niagara Falls, New York, in Niagara County. It can be reached from Robert Moses Parkway. 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 Parks parking lots. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Niagara Falls NY 14303, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Buffalo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The First People to See the Falls (a few steps from this marker); Height, Sight, and Flight / The Niagara River Corridor Important Bird Area (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Prospect Point Viewing Area (about
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Also see . . .
1. Niagara Falls State Park. NYS Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation website entry (Submitted on July 7, 2008.)
2. Niagara Power Vista Visitors Center. New York Power Authority website entry (Submitted on March 8, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
3. Louis Hennepin. Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online (Submitted on July 7, 2008.)
4. Louis Hennepin. Article on Louis Hennepin in the Catholic Encyclopedia (Submitted on July 7, 2008.)
5. Thomas Hart Benton. Wikipedia entry:
Painter of "Father Hennepin Viewing Niagara Falls 1678" (Submitted on March 8, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
June 25, 2008
2. Hennepin View Marker
American Falls : Niagara Falls Observation Tower in background.
June 25, 2008
3. American Falls : Niagara Falls
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 19, 2015
4. Father Hennepin Viewing Niagara Falls 1678
Painting by Thomas Hart Benton mounted above a decending escalator at the Niagara Power Project Visitors Center.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2008. This page has been viewed 2,771 times since then and 108 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 7, 2008. 4. submitted on March 8, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.
