Historic Lake Islands -- Samuel De Champlain

Historic Lake Islands -- Samuel De Champlain is a Vermont historical marker in Alburgh, Grand Isle County.

70 North Main Street, Alburgh

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These Islands were first seen by a European in 1609, when Samuel de Champlain explored the Lake which bears his name and claimed them for the King of France. Ceded in 1763 to Britain, they became part of the Royal Colony of New York. After 1776, several American Revolutionary heroes received Land Grants here, and two Islands were so named. In 1783, this area joined the Free and Independent Republic of Vermont. Here is history and legend of the famous Allen family, the Green Mountain Boys, Rogers' Rangers, and many others.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1815 · Map of the River St Lawrence and Adjacent Country. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1823 · Vermont (Carey, 1823) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1832 · New Hampshire (A. Finley, 1832) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1885 · Vermont (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1895 · Rouse Point, New York (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Map of the River St Lawrence and Adjacent Country, 1815, covering the location of Historic Lake Islands -- Samuel De Champlain, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Map of the River St Lawrence and Adjacent Country, 1815, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Historic Lake Islands -- Samuel De Champlain

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