Marquette
Catholic priest fluent in multiple Indian languages who participated in the Mississippi mapping expedition
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Sep 7, 2023 • 57min
The Mississippi Was First Mapped by a Polyglot Priest and a College Dropout-Turned-Fur Trapper
French explorer Jolliet and Catholic priest Marquette embarked on a significant 1673 expedition to map the Mississippi Valley and confirm its connection to the Gulf of Mexico.
