Louis Hennepin
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Louis Hennepin, OFM was a Belgian Catholic priest and missionary best known for his activities in North America. A member of the Recollects, a minor branch of the Franciscans, he travelled to New Fran
Portrait de Louis Hennepin, 1694
Painting by Douglas Volk, of Father Louis Hennepin seeing Saint Anthony Falls.
Illustration from the 1688 Dutch edition of Description de la Louisiane
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Niagara Falls
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Niagara Falls is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York. The largest of the three
Louis Hennepin
…the first European to step ashore at the site of present-day Hannibal, Missouri. Two great waterfalls were brought to Europe's attention by Hennepin: Niagara Falls, with the most voluminous flow of any in North America, and the Saint Anthony Falls in what is now Minneapolis, the only natural waterfall on the…
Canadian Horseshoe Falls at right
Damage from wind and ice on Goat Island, 1903
American and Bridal Falls diverted during erosion control efforts in 1969