Point of Discovery
POINT OF DISCOVERY
ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI IS THE MOUTH
OF THE WISCONSIN RIVER. THIS IS THE
POINT WHERE ON JUNE 17, 1673, PERE
MARQUETTE AND LOUIS JOLIET IN TWO
SMALL CANOES ENTERED THE MIGHTY
MISSISSIPPI. THEY WERE THE FIRST
WHITE MEN TO DISCOVER THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND SET FOOT ON
IOWA SOIL.
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