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Louis Hennepin 1626-c.1705

Photo and transcription by contributor Wayne Adam - January, 2010

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In the City of Niagara Falls in the Region of Niagara
at coordinates N 43 05.034 W 79 04.626

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Plaque Text

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. Despite exaggeration and self-glorification, Hennepin painted a striking picture of 17th-century North America. His book contains the first recorded description of 'the Wonders of that prodigious Cascade', Niagara Falls.

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