Near South Harlem Avenue (Illinois Route 43) north of Portage Trail, on the right when traveling south.
Along these waterways and trails, history has passed. The Chicago Portage has served as the connecting link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River System.
In 1673, led by American Indians, explorers Marquette and Joliet became . . . — — Map (db m254795) HM
On South Archer Road (Illinois Route 171) 0.1 miles south of 57th Street, on the right when traveling south.
This monument is constructed of boulders brought by the glacier from Lake Superior region and deposited in this valley having traversed the route later followed by the earlier French explorers La Salle, Joliet and Father Marquette — — Map (db m258712) HM
On Archer Avenue at Leavitt Street, on the right when traveling east on Archer Avenue.
300 years ago, Father Marquette and Louis Jolliet explored these regions. The Indian trails, the Great Lakes and the Mississippi, Illinois, and the Chicago Rivers then became known and led to our great heritage.
We thank God for these natural . . . — — Map (db m258388) HM
On North Michigan Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
In Honor of Louis Jolliet & Père Jacques Marquette
The First White Men to Pass Through the Chicago River
September 1673
This Tablet is placed by the Illinois Society of the Colonial Dames of America
Under the auspices of the Chicago . . . — — Map (db m99733) HM
On Damen Avenue 0.5 miles north of Stevenson Expressway (Interstate 55), on the right when traveling north.
French priest of the Society of Jesus on his mission to the Illinois Indians spent here the winter of 1674-1675. His journal first brought to the world's attention the advantages of soil, climate and transportation facilities in the Mississippi . . . — — Map (db m259071) HM
On South Marshall Boulevard at West 24th Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on South Marshall Boulevard.
This monument was erected by the trustees of the B.F. Ferguson Monument Fund to commemorate the discoveries and the sacrifices of the Jesuit missionary Père Marquette
Dedicated MCMXXVI
[Names on the top of the statue's base, going . . . — — Map (db m313748) HM
