Jolliet
Americannoun
noun
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The report also recommends taking down tablets dedicated to explorers De La Salle, Jolliet and Marquette.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2022
Monjolly," wrote the same adventurer, "or Mount Jolliet, is a mound of earth on the prairie on the right side of the Illinois River as you go down, elevated about thirty feet.
From Heroes of the Middle West The French by Catherwood, Mary Hartwell
His opportunity came two years later, when he was chosen by the Intendant Talon to accompany Louis Jolliet on his memorable exploration of the Mississippi, 1673.
From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various
"Have you ever heard, Father," Jolliet inquired of the missionary, "that the word Puan meant foul or ill-smelling instead of salty?"
From Heroes of the Middle West The French by Catherwood, Mary Hartwell
Jolliet, with his canoe of voyageurs, his maps and papers, and the young Indian boy given him by the Illinois chief, went on to Montreal.
From Heroes of the Middle West The French by Catherwood, Mary Hartwell
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