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Marquette Monument (Chicago, Illinois)

USA / Illinois / Chicago / Chicago, Illinois / South Damen Avenue, 2700
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Inscribed "James Marquette, French priest of the Society of Jesus, on his mission to the Illinois Indians, spent here the winter of 1674-1675. His journal first brought to the world`s attention the advantages of soil, climate and transportation facilities in the Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes basin"
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Coordinates:   41°50'33"N   87°40'32"W
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