La Salle or LaSalle is a city in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States, located at the intersection of Interstates 39 and 80. It is part of the Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. Originally p
A view of First Street in La Salle, Illinois, looking northeast toward Joliet Street.
The Illinois and Michigan Canal on a sunny day in La Salle, Illinois. In the water sits The Volunteer, an 1848 replica canal boat that carries visitors on 60- and 90-minute trips through the canal and its history.
The Hegeler Carus Mansion in La Salle, Illinois, as seen from 7th Street looking north.
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge and LaSalle Rail Bridge over the Illinois River
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, was a French explorer and fur trader in North America. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, and the Mississippi River. He is bes
La Salle, Illinois
…square mile (2.6 square kilometers), the city's boundaries have grown to 12 sq mi (31 km2). Named in honor of 17th century Illinois valley explorer, the Sieur de La Salle, city boundaries extend from the Illinois River and Illinois and Michigan Canal to a mile north of Interstate 80 and from the city of Peru on the west…
A 19th-century engraving of Cavelier de La Salle
Depiction of La Salle inspecting the reconstruction of Fort Frontenac, 1675. Painting by John David Kelly.
Color reproduction of Taking possession of Louisiana and the River Mississippi, in the name of Louis XIVth by Jean-Adolphe Bocquin.
Painting by Theodore Gudin titled La Salle's Expedition to Louisiana in 1684. The ship on the left is La Belle, in the middle is Le Joly, and L'Aimable is to the right. They are at the entrance to Matagorda Bay