In 1673 the areas of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers were explored by Frenchmen Louis Jolliet and Father Jacques Marquette. Their voyages resulted in French claims on the area until 1763 when, by the Treaty of Paris, France ceded the land to . . . — — Map (db m146313) HM
Marvin Finley • Melvin King • Everett Lillie • Barrett Lytton • Thomas Otto Owens • Roy K. Philips • Lester Reynolds • William L. Shambling • Paul Shook • Clarence Smith — — Map (db m303211) WM
