Marquette
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Locations

United States
  • Marquette, Iowa
    Marquette, Iowa
    Marquette is a city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 421 at the 2000 census. The city, which is located on the Mississippi River, is named after Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette, who along with Louis Joliet discovered the Mississippi River just southeast of the city on...

  • Marquette, Kansas
    Marquette, Kansas
    Marquette is a city located in the northwest corner of McPherson County, Kansas, United States, between K-4 and the Smoky Hill River. The city was settled by Swedish immigrants and chartered on February 9, 1874...

  • Marquette, Michigan
    Marquette, Michigan
    Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Marquette County. The population was 21,355 at the 2010 census, making it the most populated city of the Upper Peninsula. Marquette is a major port on Lake Superior, primarily for shipping iron ore and is the home of Northern...

    • Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette
      The Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette is a suffragan diocese of the Roman rite, encompassing all of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in the ecclesiastical province of the Archbishop of Detroit. It encompasses an area of 16,281 square miles .Its cathedral is St. Peter Cathedral in Marquette,...

  • Marquette, Nebraska
    Marquette, Nebraska
    Marquette is a village in Hamilton County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 282 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Marquette is located at ....

  • Marquette (town), Wisconsin
    Marquette (town), Wisconsin
    Marquette is a town in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 481 at the 2000 census. The Village of Marquette is located within the town.-Geography:...

    • Marquette, Wisconsin
      Marquette, Wisconsin
      Marquette is a village in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 169 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Marquette...

      , village within the town
  • Marquette County, Michigan
    Marquette County, Michigan
    -National protected areas:* Hiawatha National Forest * Huron National Wildlife Refuge* Ottawa National Forest -University:Northern Michigan University is a four-year university, established in 1899, located in Marquette, Michigan, on Michigan's Upper Peninsula...

  • Marquette County, Wisconsin
    Marquette County, Wisconsin
    Marquette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 15,832. Its county seat is Montello.-Geography:...

  • Marquette Heights, Illinois
  • Marquette Interchange
    Marquette Interchange
    The Marquette Interchange is a major freeway interchange in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, located near Marquette University where Interstate 43, Interstate 94, Interstate 794, and U.S. Highway 41 meet...

    , in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Marquette Island
    Marquette Island
    Marquette Island is the largest of the 36 islands in the Les Cheneaux archipelago of northern Michigan, United States. Located in Mackinac County on the north shore of Lake Huron, the island has a small summer population. It is 6.5 miles long and 3.5 miles wide...

    , in Lake Huron
  • Marquette Mountain
    Marquette Mountain
    Marquette Mountain is a winter sports area for skiing and snow boarding, located a few miles south of Marquette, Michigan, the major city in the state's Upper Peninsula. In the summer, Marquette Mountain offers activities such as mountain biking, and volleyball. The base area's parking lot is...

    , a winter sports area in Marquette, Michigan

  • Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois
  • Marquette Park (Gary)
    Marquette Park (Gary)
    Marquette Park, originally called Lake Front Park, is a municipal park completely surrounded by the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Its primary elements include 1.4 miles of white sand Lake Michigan beaches, inland ponds, impressively high sand dunes, wetlands, a lagoon and indigenous oak...

    , Indiana
  • Marquette Park (Mackinac Island)
    Marquette Park (Mackinac Island)
    Marquette Park is a landscaped park located on Mackinac Island in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of Mackinac Island State Park and stands on the edge of Mackinac Island's harbor on the Round Island Channel and just east of downtown Mackinac Island....

    , Michigan
  • Marquette Township, Mackinac County, Michigan
    Marquette Township, Mackinac County, Michigan
    Marquette Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 659 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

  • Marquette Township, Marquette County, Michigan
    Marquette Township, Marquette County, Michigan
    Marquette Charter Township is a charter township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,286 at the 2000 census...



Canada
  • Marquette (provincial electoral district)
    Marquette (provincial electoral district)
    Marquette is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1980 from parts of Jacques-Cartier, Marguerite-Bourgeoys and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce...

    , a current provincial electoral district, or riding, in Quebec
  • Marquette (electoral district)
    Marquette (electoral district)
    Marquette was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1979.This riding was created in 1871 following the creation of the province of Manitoba in 1870....

    , a Canadian electoral district in Manitoba from 1871–1976

Education

  • Marquette University
    Marquette University
    Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1881, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities...

    , a Jesuit University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    • Marquette Golden Eagles
      Marquette Golden Eagles
      The Marquette Golden Eagles are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Marquette University....

      , this school's athletic program
  • Marquette High School (disambiguation), several

Transportation

  • Marquette (automobile)
    Marquette (automobile)
    The name Marquette was first used for an automobile when the Berwick Auto Car Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan, frequently took it as a model designation for their electric car in 1904....

  • Buick Marquette
  • Marquette (Amtrak), a Chicago-Milwaukee train operated by Amtrak

People

  • Chris Marquette, an American actor
  • Jacques Marquette
    Jacques Marquette
    Father Jacques Marquette S.J. , sometimes known as Père Marquette, was a French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Ste. Marie, and later founded St. Ignace, Michigan...

    , a French explorer
  • Rocky Marquette
    Rocky Marquette
    - Biography :Early LifeRocky Marquette was born in Muskegon, Michigan. He studied at Reeths Puffer High School and then attended college at Grand Valley State University on a Shakespeare scholarship.Film Career...

    , an American actor
  • Ron Marquette, an American actor
  • Sean Marquette
    Sean Marquette
    Sean Anthony Marquette is an American actor and voice actor.-Life and career:Marquette was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Patricia Helen "Tisha" and Jorge Luis "George" Rodriguez, a nuclear engineer...

    , an American actor
  • Turner M. Marquette
    Turner M. Marquette
    Turner Mastin Marquette was a Nebraska Republican politician best known for being the first house representative for the state.-Early life:...

    , an American politician

Other uses

  • USS Marquette (AKA-95)
    USS Marquette (AKA-95)
    USS Marquette was an named after counties in Michigan and Wisconsin. She served as a commissioned ship for 10 years.Marquette , built under Maritime Commission contract by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J., was launched on 29 April 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Sydney B...

  • Marquette (grape)
    Marquette (grape)
    Marquette is an inter-specific hybrid red wine grape variety. It was developed at the University of Minnesota, and is a cross between two other hybrids, MN 1094 and Ravat 262....

    , a hybrid grape variety

See also

  • Pere Marquette (disambiguation)
  • Marquette Building (disambiguation), important buildings in Chicago, Detroit, or St. Louis
  • Marquette Nat. Bank of Minneapolis v. First of Omaha Service Corp.
    Marquette Nat. Bank of Minneapolis v. First of Omaha Service Corp.
    Marquette Nat. Bank of Minneapolis v. First of Omaha Service Corp. , is a unanimous 1978 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that state anti-usury laws regulating interest rates cannot be enforced against nationally-chartered banks based in other states...

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