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Hennepin has been denounced by many historians and historical critics as an arrant falsifier. Certain writers have sought to repel this charge by claiming that the erroneous statements are in fact interpolations by other persons. The weight of the evidence is however adverse to such a
390:(2 volumes); reprinted from the second London issue of 1698 with facsimiles of original title-pages, maps, and illustrations, and the addition of Introduction, Notes, and Index By Reuben Gold Thwaites. A.C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1903. 674:, the site historians report where he first crossed the Mississippi in 1680, holds an annual Father Hennepin Festival on the 2nd weekend of June that includes a reenactment of Father Louis Hennepin crossing the Mississippi River. 952:
DESCRIPTION of LOUISIANA, By FATHER LOUIS HENNEPIN, RECOLLECT MISSIONARY: Translated from the Edition of 1683, and compared with the Novella Decouverte, The La Salle Documents and other Contemporaneous
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In 1678, Hennepin was ordered by his provincial superior to accompany La Salle on an expedition to explore the western part of New France. Hennepin departed in 1679 with La Salle from
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is entitled "The Hennepin Avenue Bridge." Its lyrics tell a fictitious story of Fr. Hennepin and his leap from the Hennepin Avenue Bridge over the
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The truth of much of Hennepin's accounts has been called into question—or flatly denied—notably by American historian
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Nouvelle découverte d'un trÚs grand pays situé dans l'Amérique entre le Nouveau-Mexique et la mer glaciale
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Nouvelle découverte d'un trÚs grand pays situé dans l'Amérique entre le Nouveau-Mexique et la mer glaciale
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Hennepin Parkway, also known as Hennepin Street, a street on the north side of Hennepin Park in the
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Corrigan, Michael. "Register of the Clergy Laboring in the Archdiocese of New York",
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La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West. France and England in North America
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Hennepin Park, a park located on the corner of 82nd Street and Bollier Avenue in
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Jennings, Francis (1985). "Francis Parkman: a Brahmin among Untouchables".
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Hennepin joined the Franciscans, and preached in Halles (Belgium) and in
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At the request of Louis XIV, the RĂ©collets sent four missionaries to
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Ontario Historical Plaque at Murray Avenue and Niagara River Parkway
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and features picnic areas, a bandshell, and Heritage Trail plaques.
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war party and carried off for a time into what is now the state of
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A Great Lakes wood-hulled steamer built in 1888 which sank in 1927
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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1698 – Antoine Hennepin's colorized map of North America.
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Hennepin Creek - A tributary of the Mississippi River in
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Hennepin Room at the Niagara Falls Conference Center in
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adjacent to Hennepin Island. It is administered by the
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priest and missionary best known for his activities in
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Louis Hennepin in MNopedia, the Minnesota Encyclopedia
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The Father Hennepin Memorial stands on the grounds of
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Valerie Olson van Heest, writer and director (2007).
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He was then put in charge of a hospital in 388:A New Discovery of a Vast Country in America 358:Illustration from the 1688 Dutch edition of 1234: 1190:, from the BibliothĂšque nationale de France 689:, it extends into the river and houses the 1227: 1213: 1073:She Died a Hard Death: The Sinking of the 921: 919: 917: 606:, significant as the first self-unloading 39: 1456:Roman Catholic missionaries in New France 1431:Pre-statehood history of New York (state) 911:, archive.org; accessed 20 November 2015. 866:Niagara Falls Marriott on the Falls Hotel 511:Learn how and when to remove this message 1034: 763: 617: 353: 233:. He was also briefly an army chaplain. 208: 1360:RenĂ©-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle 1000: 914: 242:RenĂ© Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle 1378: 1310:Jean-François de La Rocque de Roberval 1081:Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates 991:, July 1956, Vol CX, No. 1, pp 135–36. 1273:Louis-Joseph Gaultier de La VĂ©rendrye 1208: 874: 813:Hennepin Park, a park located in the 718:Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board 709: â€“ serving downtown Minneapolis. 142: 979:(online); accessed 20 November 2015. 785:Hennepin Avenue on Cayuga Island in 747:Saint Mary's Basilica in Minneapolis 575:Point Hennepin, the northern tip of 449:adding citations to reliable sources 420: 349: 322:, the only natural waterfall on the 1305:Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville 803:Hennepin Hall, a residence hall at 13: 1426:Pre-statehood history of Minnesota 1386:French Roman Catholic missionaries 1063: 879:The final track on the 2006 album 336:"Father Hennepin at Niagara Falls" 217:, of Father Louis Hennepin seeing 14: 1472: 1396:French explorers of North America 1161: 1105: 248:, and from there to the Mohawks. 198:, it was captured by the army of 1180:BibliothĂšque nationale de France 977:Dictionary of Canadian Biography 932: 740:Hennepin Lake in Hubbard County. 425: 263:, and explore the unknown West. 1263:Pierre Gaultier de La VĂ©rendrye 1144: 1130: 858:Father Hennepin Separate School 436:needs additional citations for 293:Daniel Greysolon, Sieur Du Lhut 255:to construct the 45-ton barque 16:Belgian explorer and missionary 1446:Explorers of the United States 1099: 1037:The William and Mary Quarterly 1028: 994: 982: 966: 944: 928:Historical Records and Studies 902: 691:Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory 685:. Although it is no longer an 610:. Wreckage is located west of 1: 1258:Jean Baptiste de La VĂ©rendrye 896: 291:In September 1680, thanks to 1330:Louis Juchereau de St. Denis 1152:"The Basilica of Saint Mary" 649:Father Louis Hennepin Bridge 174: 167:and proselytised to several 7: 1355:Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons 1345:Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville 370:Description de la Louisiane 360:Description de la Louisiane 10: 1477: 1451:Hennepin County, Minnesota 1024:– via Gutenberg.org. 735:Beltrami County, Minnesota 677:Hennepin Island is in the 659:Father Hennepin State Park 633:Hennepin County, Minnesota 330:. 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Spanish Netherlands
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Priest
missionary
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RĂ©collets
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Catholic
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Recollects
Franciscans
New France
Native American tribes
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Hainaut, Belgium
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Louis XIV of France
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