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Title | Historical plaques |
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| Alternate Title
| Louis Hennepin 1626 - c. 1705 |
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| Creator
| Ontario Heritage Foundation. Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Recreation |
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| Description
| Plaque inscription reads "Born and educated in Belgium, Hennepin was ordained a Recollet (Franciscan) friar in France. He was an adventurer at heart and undertook priestly duties in several European countries before being sent to New France as a missionary in 1675. In 1679-80 he accompanied Cavelier de La Salle on his exploration of the Mississippi River. Back in France, Hennepin published a lively account of his travels, Description de la Louisiane (1683), which enjoyed widespread popularity in Europe. Despite exaggeration and self-glorification Hennepin painted a striking picture of 17th-century North America. His book contains the first recorded description of "the Wonders of that prodigious Cascade", Niagara Falls"
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| Notes
| Transcription courtesy of Wayne Cook ; |
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| Subject
| Monuments |
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| Historical plaques |
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| Location
| On the Boulevard between Clifton Hill and the Falls, a short distance north of Table Rock, Niagara Falls
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