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La Salle
1643-1687
Cleric - Soldier - Explorer
Here at the mouth of the Niagara
Rene-Robert Cevelier,
Sieur da La Salle
raised the first rude palisades
of a fort and from this base began
he far voyaging in exploration
of mid-America --
the Ohio, the Great Lakes, and the
Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
Author of great beginnings
dreamer of dreams.
Through his courage,
suffering and endurance
came Christianity and civilization
Erected by
the State of New York
1934 |