La Salle
LA SALLE
1643 - 1687
CLERIC SOLDIER EXPLORER
HERE AT THE MOUTH OF THE NIAGARA
RENE - ROBERT CAVELIER
SIEUR DE LA SALLE
RAISED THE FIRST RUDE PALISADES
OF A FORT AND FROM THIS BASE BEGAN
HIS FAR VOYAGING IN EXPLORATION
OF MID-AMERICA. ***
THE OHIO, THE GREAT LEKES AND THE
MISSISSIPPI TO THE GULF OF MEXICO
AUTHOR OF GREAT BEGINNINGS
DREAMER OF DREAMS
THROUGH HIS COURAGE,
SURFERING AND ENDURANCE
CAME CHRISTIANITY AND CIVILIZATION
ERECTED BY
THE STATE OF NEW YORK
1954
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