Marquette
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There are different meanings for Marquette, almost all of which are named after Father Jacques Marquette, S.J., a French Jesuit missionary who along with Louis Joliet explored the Great Lakes and Mississippi River. Today the word is perhaps most frequently associated with Marquette University, a Jesuit university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Places
- Marquette, Iowa
- Marquette, Kansas
- Marquette, Michigan
- Marquette, Nebraska
- Marquette, Wisconsin
- Marquette County, Michigan
- Marquette County, Wisconsin
- Marquette Heights, Illinois
- Marquette Island, located in Lake Huron about 13 miles (20 km) northeast of Mackinac Island
- Marquette Town, Wisconsin
- Marquette Township, Kansas
- Marquette Township, Mackinac County, Michigan
- Marquette Township, Marquette County, Michigan
- Pere Marquette Charter Township, Michigan
- Marquette is a provincial electoral district, or riding in Quebec
- Marquette was a Canadian electoral district in Manitoba from 1871-1976 -- it is not a current electoral district
People
- Chris Marquette - American actor
- Jacques Marquette - French explorer
- Sean Marquette - American actor
Other
- Marquette University is a Jesuit University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Marquette University High School is a Jesuit high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Marquette Catholic High School is a Jesuit high school in Alton, Illinois
- The Marquette Interchange is in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, right next to Marquette University, and is Wisconsin's busiest traffic hub.
- Marquette automobile. For further information search Buick Marquette.
- Marquette Senior High School is a public high school in Chesterfield, Missouri.
- See Pere Marquette for more.
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