Jolliet and Marquette, the first Europeans recorded…

August 1673 CE

Jolliet and Marquette, the first Europeans recorded as exploring the region of Starved Rock, find seventy-three cabins along the river in the Grand Village of the Illinois, whose Kaskaskian population will rapidly expand in the next several years.

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Utica La Salle Illinois United States View →

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Jacques Marquette View → Louis Jolliet View →

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Illinois confederacy, or Illiniwek View → New France (French Colony) View → Jesuits, or Order of the Society of Jesus View → France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of View →

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North American Fur Trade View → Colonization of the Americas, French View → Beaver Wars, or French and Iroquois Wars View →

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Fish and game View → Weapons View → Hides and feathers View → Land View →

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