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La Salle

Porter, New York
· 1643 - 1687
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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 far voyages exploring Mid-America, the Ohio, the Great Lakes, and the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. Through his courage, suffering, and endurance came Christianity and civilization.
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