2. -1731- Verendrye Explorations

The first recorded visit of a white man to what is now North Dakota took place when George Washington was six years old. In 1731, Pierre de la Verendrye and his three sons, Jean, Pierre and Francois set out from Montreal to explore the area. The Verendryes discovered and explored the Saskatchewan, Assiniboine, Red and upper Missouri rivers.

Story of the Peace Garden State
pp.16-17
by Erling Nicolai Rolfsrud

1.
 Henry Hudson
12.
 Colonel John J. Abercrombie
2.
 Pierre de la Verendrye
13.
 Anson Northrup
3.
 Chief Pegius
14.
 The Metis
4.
 Charles Chaboillez
15.
 Province of Manitoba
5.
 Alexander Henry
16.
 James Hill
6.
 Lord Douglas
17.
 Steamboats
7.
 Sir George Simpson
18.
 Red River Elevation
8.
 Joe Rolette
19.
 Grand Forks
9.
 Norman W. Kittson
20.
 Moorhead - Glyndon
10.
 Major Samuel Woods
21.
 Hudson's Bay Company
11.
 William Cochran
22.
 Red River as a boundary

 

  


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