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    Samuel de Champlain (French: [samɥɛl də ʃɑ̃plɛ̃]; c. born 13 August 1567 – 25 December 1635) was a French explorer, navigator, cartographer, draftsman...
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    The Samuel De Champlain Bridge, colloquially known as the Champlain Bridge, is a cable-stayed bridge design by architect Poul Ove Jensen and built to...
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    Samuel de Champlain is a large, twin-screw tugboat owned by Lafarge North America and managed by Andrie Inc. The vessel is paired with the cement barge...
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    crosses Nuns' Island. In 1958, it was named the Champlain Bridge in honour of the explorer Samuel de Champlain. The National Harbours Board was placed in charge...
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    side of the bridge is called Place Samuel de Champlain. A 2 mi (3.2 km) stretch of the Ottawa River that the Champlain Bridge passes over was not charted...
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    Cartier's first voyage and the foundation of the Quebec settlement by Samuel de Champlain. 1534 - On July 24, Jacques Cartier plants a cross on the Gaspé Peninsula...
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    Quebec (redirect from Province de Québec)
    variations in the spelling included Québecq and Kébec. French explorer Samuel de Champlain chose the name Québec in 1608 for the colonial outpost he would use...
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    Habitation de Québec was an ensemble of buildings interconnected by Samuel de Champlain when he founded Québec during 1608. The site is located in what...
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  • The Centre scolaire Samuel-de-Champlain is the only Francophone school in Saint John, New Brunswick. But there is a K to 5 located in Quispamsis about...
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    Quartier du Petit Champlain is claimed to be the oldest commercial district in North America. It is named for Samuel de Champlain, who founded Quebec...
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    discover Muskrat Lake and its surrounding area was Samuel de Champlain on June 7, 1613.  At the time, Champlain was exploring the possibility of an alternative...
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    with warm summers coupled with cold and snowy winters. Explorer Samuel de Champlain founded a French settlement here in 1608, and adopted the Algonquin...
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    and Samuel de Champlain: Father of New France (1972). His research for the latter book included sailing many of the routes taken by Champlain, and tracing...
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  • Look up Champlain in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Samuel de Champlain (1574–1635) was a French explorer. Champlain may also refer to: Jacques de Champlain...
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    During the summer of 1609, Samuel de Champlain attempted to form better relations with the local native tribes. He made alliances with the Wendat (called...
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    route. Champlain spent the winter with the Hurons in their chief village of Cahiague (near the current Warminster). Ecole Samuel de Champlain, a local...
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  • guide for Samuel de Champlain, who later sent Brûlé on a number of exploratory missions, among which he is thought to have preceded Champlain to the Great...
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    Shortly after founding a permanent settlement at Quebec City in 1608, Samuel de Champlain sought to ally himself with the local native peoples or First Nations...
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    the colonial period. The lake and the town were named in honor of Samuel de Champlain, who first surveyed the area in 1609. It was part of Canada until...
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    accompanied his cousin-in-law, Jean de Biencourt de Poutrincourt et de Saint-Just, to Acadia, along with Samuel de Champlain. He lived at Port Royal (now Annapolis...
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  • French explorer, and Le Champlain is named after Samuel de Champlain, "The Father of New France". Built by VARD, Le Champlain had her hull constructed...
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    Montréal after creating the Samuel de Champlain monument. He is the son of another sculptor, Romain Paul Chevré. Samuel de Champlain was the founder of Québec...
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    through this area were Étienne Brûlé and Samuel de Champlain. In 1610, Étienne Brûlé and in 1615, Samuel de Champlain were the first Europeans to travel through...
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    Acadians. In 1608, King Henry IV sponsored Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons and Samuel de Champlain as founders of the city of Quebec with 28 men. This was the...
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    their target being the French colony of Quebec under the command of Samuel de Champlain. The force sailed up the Saint Lawrence River and occupied Tadoussac...
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    snakes, which the Mohawk named Onyare'kowa. French cartographer Samuel de Champlain, the founder of Québec and the lake's namesake, is often claimed...
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    for matters pertaining to the French language. As an advocate for Samuel de Champlain and New France, he founded (1627) the Compagnie des Cent-Associés;...
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    recognised by the City. It is named after Samuel de Champlain, who founded Quebec City in 1608. Rue du Petit-Champlain is around 0.16 miles (0.26 km) long,...
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    Confederacy lands. The lake was named after the French explorer Samuel de Champlain, who encountered it in July 1609. While the ports of Burlington,...
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    fishermen as emissaries to the leader Samuel de Champlain to demand the surrender of the fortress town. Champlain rejected the demand because he was expecting...
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