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4/30/2024, 11:05 AM Mike C
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5/24/2021, 10:13 AM ROYALOAKMICHIGAN
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Name Joilet
Type Settlement
Usage English (American)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈdʒoʊ.li.ɛt/(American English) /dʒoʊ.li.ˈ.ɛt/(American English)
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

It was renamed in 1845 for Louis Jolliet, the French Canadian explorer who visited the site in 1673. Joliet is a city in Will and Kendall Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, near Chicago.
Added 5/24/2021 by ROYALOAKMICHIGAN