The St. Joseph River furnishes two different …
Years: 1673 - 1673
The St. Joseph River furnishes two different portages that allow early continuous travel by canoe among different watersheds of the region.
The first major transfer point is at its headwaters in southwestern Michigan, where it furnishes a portage to the St. Joseph River of the Maumee River watershed, which drains into Lake Erie.
The second major transfer point is at ...
Locations
People
Groups
- Miami (Amerind tribe)
- Illinois confederacy, or Illiniwek
- Wea (Amerind tribe)
- New France (French Colony)
- Jesuits, or Order of the Society of Jesus
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
Topics
- North American Fur Trade
- Colonization of the Americas, French
- Beaver Wars, or French and Iroquois Wars
