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This Day in Minnesota History

January 17, 1673

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ISBN: 0873514165
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Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet, Frenchmen traveling down the Wisconsin River, enter the main stream of the "Mechassipi." They are the first Europeans to travel on the upper river.

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First published: July 1, 2015
Last modified: June 17, 2020