La Salles Monument at Rouen.

The article presents an in-depth description of the monument to the French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle found at Rouen, France. Details are given illustrating the layout of the monument, its features and inscriptions. The text furnished on the front plaque of the statue is reproduced in its original French. Discussion is also given reviewing La Salle's significance to U.S. history, noting his exploration of the Ohio River and the Great Lakes before the American acquisition of the land.