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4 unusual facts about Champlain River


Champlain River

It is reported for the first time on the map in 1612 by Samuel de Champlain, shifted back to his card in 1632.

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Champlain river flows from north to south to empty in the St. Lawrence river at Champlain village.

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Champlain River is flowing almost at the boundary between the manors of Batiscan and Champlain.

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This name, Champlain, was then given to the lordship (1664), the catholic parish (1665), the provincial county (1829), the municipality (1845) and the Federal county (1867).


Lordship of Champlain

• 1664: Construction of Fort La Touche-Champlain, in Champlain, at the mouth of the Champlain River.


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