The New York. Lake Champlain Tercentenary Commission (State) creator Hill, Henry Wayland 1853-1929 Foster, David J. (David Johnson) 1857-1912 Knapp, H. Wallace (Horatio Wallace) 1869-1929 Mott, Edward 1731-1800 Nelson, Charles Alexander 1839-1933 Perkins, George H. (George Henry) 1844-1933 text utu 2023 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Champlain Tercentenary: Final Report of the New York Lake Champlain Tercentenary Commission" is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume documents the commemorative events held in 1909 to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Samuel Champlain's discovery of Lake Champlain. The report details the celebrations, memorial constructions, and the exchanges between American and French dignitaries, emphasizing the enduring friendship between the two nations. The opening of the report sets the stage for what is to come, introducing the Lake Champlain Tercentenary Commission, which had been tasked with creating permanent memorials to Champlain in New York. The initial chapters outline the commission's activities, including the construction of the Champlain Memorial Lighthouse and the statue in Crown Point, as well as a monumental statue in Plattsburgh. Furthermore, it hints at the involvement of a distinguished French delegation that came to commemorate this milestone in history, bringing with them the allegorical bust "La France" crafted by Rodin, symbolizing the shared heritage and cooperation between France and the United States. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2023-05-23 Sonya Schermann, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Originally published: United States: J. B. Lyon Company, 1913 Champlain, Samuel de, 1574-1635 Champlain tercentenary celebrations Champlain Valley -- Antiquities F106 United States: J. B. Lyon Company, 1913 14031033 https://archive.org/details/champlaintercent01newy/page/n5/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70842 https://archive.org/details/champlaintercent01newy/page/n5/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70842 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134634.0 70842