Early Missouri History & Settlement and Missouri's March to Statehood Louisiana Purchase : "Take a Missouri History Vacation!
Revisit the past! Early Missouri settlements, the Louisiana Purchase and Missouri's march to statehood.
Visit the Arcadia Valley Region & Black River Recreation Area
It is believed by many historians that De Soto explored our region while pursuing his dream to find a northern passageway to China back in 1541. After 'discovering the Mississippi River', he crossed from Kaskaskia (Illinois) into our region, meeting five different tribes of Native Americans along his trek through what is now Southern Missouri continuing on into Arkansas.
It was not until 1673, when Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet (who are most often credited with the discovery of Missouri) sailed down the Mississippi River in canoes along the area that would later become Missouri. The two established that the Mississippi River ran all the way to the sea. In 1682, Robert de LaSalle claimed the Louisiana Territory for France ('New France' or Louisiana, was named to honor Louis XIV). In addition to present day Missouri, the territory included all or part of present-day Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Idaho. Soon French settlers were establishing trading posts and forts in the new territory"
Revisit the past! Early Missouri settlements, the Louisiana Purchase and Missouri's march to statehood.
Visit the Arcadia Valley Region & Black River Recreation Area
It is believed by many historians that De Soto explored our region while pursuing his dream to find a northern passageway to China back in 1541. After 'discovering the Mississippi River', he crossed from Kaskaskia (Illinois) into our region, meeting five different tribes of Native Americans along his trek through what is now Southern Missouri continuing on into Arkansas.
It was not until 1673, when Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet (who are most often credited with the discovery of Missouri) sailed down the Mississippi River in canoes along the area that would later become Missouri. The two established that the Mississippi River ran all the way to the sea. In 1682, Robert de LaSalle claimed the Louisiana Territory for France ('New France' or Louisiana, was named to honor Louis XIV). In addition to present day Missouri, the territory included all or part of present-day Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Idaho. Soon French settlers were establishing trading posts and forts in the new territory"
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