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René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (/ l ə ˈ s æ l /; November 22, 1643 – March 19, 1687), was a 17th-century French explorer and fur trader in North America. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, and the Mississippi River.
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The Museo de América is an art, archaeology, and ethnography museum in Madrid, Spain, devoted to the whole of the Americas from the Paleolithic period to the present day. It is one of the National Museums of Spain and it is attached to the Ministry of Culture. Gallery formerly arranged to recall the Cabinet of Natural History that preceded the ...
Ohio has the nation's 10th-largest highway network and is within a one-day drive of 50% of North America's population and 70% of North America's manufacturing capacity. [98] To the north, Ohio has 312 miles (502 km) of coastline with Lake Erie, [ 99 ] which allows for numerous cargo ports such as Cleveland and Toledo.
The location of the state of Ohio in the United States of America. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Ohio: Ohio – seventh most populous of the 50 states of the United States of America. Ohio lies between the Ohio River and Lake Erie in the Midwestern United States.
A statue of René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (sometimes called Robert Cavelier de LaSalle Monument) is installed in Chicago's Lincoln Park, in the U.S. state of Illinois. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The work by Count Jacques de la Laing was completed in 1889 and relocated in 1990.
La Salle County refers to two counties and one parish in the United States, each named for French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle: LaSalle County, Illinois LaSalle Parish, Louisiana
La Salle's Expedition to Louisiana in 1684, painted in 1844 by Jean Antoine Théodore de Gudin. La Belle is on the left, Le Joly is in the middle, and L'Aimable is grounded on the right. On July 24, 1684, La Salle left La Rochelle with four ships: the 36-gun man-of-war Le Joly , the 300-ton storeship L'Aimable , the barque La Belle , and the ...