Marquette
Marquette is a name used for several places and institutions in North America, and it is also a surname. The name honors Jacques Marquette, a 17th-century French Jesuit missionary and explorer who helped map the Great Lakes region and, with Louis Jolliet, led an early expedition down the Mississippi River in 1673.
The most prominent uses of the name include Marquette, Michigan, a city on the southern shore of
Beyond these, the name Marquette appears in various other towns, institutions, and organizations across the United
In summary, Marquette most commonly refers to the explorer Jacques Marquette’s legacy, a major university in
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