Point of Discovery

Point of Discovery (HMU3T)

Location: McGregor, IA 52157 Clayton County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 59.816', W 91° 9.814'

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Across the Mississippi is the mouth of the Wisconsin River. This is the point where on June 17, 1673 Pere Marquette and Louis Joliet, in two small canoes entered the mighty Mississippi. They were the first white men to discover the Upper Missisippi River and set foot on Iowa soil.
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HM NumberHMU3T
Series This marker is part of the Daughters of the American Revolution series
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Year Placed1927
Placed ByThe Iowa Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at 1:20pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 649693 N 4762110
Decimal Degrees42.99693333, -91.16356667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 59.816', W 91° 9.814'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 59' 48.96" N, 91° 9' 48.84" W
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Area Code(s)563
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 19058 Pikes Peak Rd, McGregor IA 52157, US
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