Souvenir Views OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN Published and Copyrighted 1909, by SOUVENIR POST CARD CO., NEW YORK Saimiel Chaiui)laiir.s liattlc witii the Iroquois, July 30. KiOO. is supposed to have been at Ticoiuleroi^a. In IT.").) the French built a fort here. On July 8, 17.58, the IJritish army under Gen. Abereronibie suffered a disas- trous repidse in attempting to take the fort, owing to the brave defence by (ien. Montealm. The French al)andoned the fort in 17.J*,>. On May 10, 1775, Ktiian Allen and his (xreen Mountain Boys ca])tured the fort from the British "in the name of the (Jreat Jehovah and the Continental Congress. " tliis being the first aggres- sive act of the Americans in the Uevolution and the first lowering of the British flag. In 1777 (ien. Burgoyne captured the ])ost, the .Americans under (ien. St. Clair l)eing compelled to abandon.it. ^Vfter Burgoyne's sur- render it was abandoned by-wie British. It is one of the great historic sjxjfs in .:Vfnerica. — Crockett's "History of Lake Cham])lain." LISKAKY ol CONGRESS Twu CoDles Heceived JUN ^6 IHU^ /^Oopynnni entry ZLASS Cl. XXc, No coPY n. Ruins of Fort Ticonderoga, Lake Champlain, N.Y. This liglit-Iiouse, not far from the historic ruins of Crown Point, is a limestone tower 55 feet high and is connected by a covered way with the keeper's dwelling. I. rown Point l,ight House, Lake Champlain, N.Y. Ausable Chasm, sixteen miles south of Plattsburg, is one of the ^reat natural wonders of America. This gorge, with its towering elilfs. through whieli the xVu- sable River runs, is over a mile in length, from Rain- bow Falls to the Basin, and its depth is about 100 feet. It has long been a favorite tourist resort. The Broken Needle. Ausable Chasm, N.Y. Elephant';: IlcaiJ, Entering the Rapids. Chasm, N.Y. Running the Rapids. On Crab Island, following the battle of Plattsbui'g, the sailors and marines. l)()th Ameriean and British, were I)uried in a eoninion urave. Lake Champlain from Hotel Cbamplain, Plattsburgh, N.Y. Gimboiit Rock is supposed to resemble a gunboat. Cumberland Bay is famous as being the scene of Com- n)odore Macdonough's great naval victory over the British in 1814. Cumberland Light is a limestone tower .50 feet high, coiuiected by a covered way with the keeper's dwelling. Moonlight on Cumberland Bay, showing Gun Boat 'Rock, Cumberland Head Light House. Lake Champlain, N.Y. IMattsljiirg' bccanu' a iiiilitarv j)ost in 181.), the land having' been conveyed to the L^.S. Government Dec. .'}(), 1814. It was maintained as a two company post until 18!)(), when it was enlarged, quarters hein^- provided for a full re,s erected un- der the aus])iees of that diocese as schools I'or boys and ^•irls. £42->* "The Face," Rock Point, Burlington, Vt. OiK' of the many beautiful spots to be foiiiul in this region. Twin Bays, Lake Charaplain. N,Y. In 1731 the French built Fort St. Frederic at Crown Point. l>;itcr the fort was enlar-thened, until, with the exception of Quebec, it was tlie strongest French post in ^Vinerica. ^Vhen the French retreated to Canada in 17-)!> tliis fort was l)]own up. (ieneral Anilierst, the British coninianck'r, built a new fortress, near Fort Frederic, with ramparts 25 feet wide and 25 feet high, of solid masonry, at a cost of about $10,000,- 000. A few years later this fortress was badly dam- aged l)\- ail accidental exi)losion of gun])owder. The ruins are said to be the best ])reserv('d of any in Amer- ica. — Crockett's "Ilistoiy of I^ake Ciiami)lain." Original plan of Fort Fredtrick, Crown Point. The Ruins of Ft. Amherst on site of former F'-. Frederick at Crown Point, N.Y. House ol' Hciijainiii Mooers, IMajor-Cicueral of militia in the War of 1812 and the' iirst Sheriff of CUiiton County. jMoiuinient erected at Culver's Hill, where Maj. John E. \V()ol made a stand with the American advance <^uard, Sept. 5, 1814, in the land battle near Plattshury. Culver Hill Monument. Historic HouK on CuWer Hilt. Near Plattsburgh ,N.Y. Hotel C'hainplain. built in 1889 by the Delaware & Hudson Railroad Co., is the largest summer hotel on the lake and commands a magnificent view of the lake for 100 miles, and the (ireen Mountains. Its groimds eon- tain 4.50 acres. President JMcKiidey spent one summer vac: tion at this hotel. Hotel Champlain, Lake Chamiilain, N.Y. This view sliows Shelburnc Point and Juniper Island and one of the Lake Chani])hun steamers may be seen entering the harbor. This is one of tlie widest ])hices in the lake. Iturlington Bay. Lake Champlain and Adirondack Mts. The Ktlian Allen tower was erected in honor of the hero of Tieonderoga by the Vermont Society, Sons of the iVnicrican Kevolntion. in 1905 on Indian Koek, which, according to tradition, was an outlook used by the Algonquins to watch for tlie hostile Iroquois. The land on which the tower stands was a part of the farm owned by Kthan Allen at the time of his death. This tower was dedicated iVugiist 16, 1905, Vice-president Charles W. Fairbanks delivering the oration. This mountain peak, 4,364 feet high, the most lofty elevation in ^^ermont, undoubtedly was seen by Samuel Champlain when he reaehed the wider ])aTt of the lake, and was one of the hi<^h mountains on the east side to | whicli he alluded in Iiis journals. Green Mountains, showing Mount Mansfield from Burlington, Vt. The Catholic Suiiimcr School of America, with ac- coniinodatioii.s I'or 1, ()()() visitors, was established in 1895 at C'litf Haven, about three miles from Hotel Cham- ])laiii. It is laryely attended every summer. Split llock Li^ht is in a limestone tower 39 feet high. Split Rock is a great cleft in a ledge on the shore known l)y the French as Roche Rendu, and around it were woven many Indian traditions. Itird's-cyc \'icw Catholic Summer School, Plattsburgh ,.N'V. Crab Island, on wliich American and British sailors were buried after the battle of Plattsbur<>-, is now owned by the ITnited States Government and here a handsome moiniment lias been erected to the memory of those who fell in that memorable conflict. San Michel (Crab Island) with Cumbericnd Head and Grand Isle in the distanco from Hotel CliampUin. This is a copj- of a painting ol' tlie battle of Platts- biii-o- bj' J. O. Davidson for Hon. Sniitli M. Weed. On Sept. 11, 1814, Commodore iMacdonough. with the American fleet defeated the British squadron in Cumber- hind Bay, Ca]}tain Pringle, the British commander, be- ing slain. Theodore Roosevelt says that INIacdonongh in this battle won a higher fame than any other connnan- der of the war and that "down to the time of the Civil War he is the greatest figure in our naval historj\" — Roosevelt's "Naval War of 1812." I Commodore McDonough's Victory at the Battle of Lake Champlain. Fought in Plattiburgh Bay, Sept 11, 1814. Valcouv Island, a few miles south of Plattsbiirg, and near the New York shore, is famous because between this island and the mainland Benedict Arnold, com- manding the American fleet, fought a desperate battle Oct. 11, 1776, with the British squadron under Capt. Thomas Pringle. Arnold's flagship, the Hoi/al Savai>\'. was abandoned and afterward burned to the water's edge. Under cover of darkness Arnold withdrew his crip])led fleet unknown to his o])])onents, but he was ])ur- sued, overtaken and defeated. Military critics have con- sidered this one of the decisive battles of the Revolution because it delayed the advance of the ]?ritish army to the Hudson Kiver and New Vork Cit\'. — Crockett's "History of Lake Champlain." The Royal Savage Valcour Island, Lake Champlain, N.Y. On this bluff overlooking Lake Champlain Ameri- can regiments were stationed during the War of 1812- 1814, over 4. 000 being encam])e(l here at one time. The commanders at ditferent periods were (ren. Wade Ilamjjton and (xcn. Alexander JNIacomb. On July 31, 1813, a Britisli fleet made a short and unsuccessful at- tack on the ])Iace. The park was laid out in 18.53. — Benedict's "The Battery and Battery Park." Burlington Water Fruni £rum liatttry t'jrk. Burliiififton Bay, with the mountain wall of the Adi- vondacks in the background, is considered by travelers to be one of the most beautiful scenes in America. Moonlight on Burlington llay, Burlington. Vt. The Four Brotliers Islands are situated on the New York side of the lake opposite Burlington and were called by the French the Islands of the Four ^Vinds. They were occasionally used as stopping j^laces by mili- tary expeditions. Rock Dunder is a great rock rising out of Burling- ton Bay. There is a tradition to the effect that it marked the boundary between the Algonquin and Huron Indian domains, 1)ut this lacks historic proof. On Juniper Island, a little way out from Burlington, was built the first light-house on Lake Champlain. Adirondack Mountains, Lake Champlain Faur Uvih On Isle La JMotte the first settlement within the limits of what is now Vermont was made. In 1()()G Captain de La Mothe built Fort St. Anne. This fort was a rendezvous for French expeditions against the hostile Iroquois. iVfter a few years the fort was aljan- doned. IMontgomery's army camped on Isle La JMotte in 177.5 on its way to invade Canada and it has been a fre(]uent stojiping place during all the wars waged in the Champlain valley. The Roman Catholic diocese of Burlington now owns the site of Fort St. Anne and the shrine here is iniuially visited by thousands of pilgrims. — Crockett's "Histoiy of Lake Champlain." Light IIoiK.-. n-rt1' Siic ol I'i end j3f Isle T-' mncnl S^i- MntW This beautiful bay is near the northern end of Lake Champlain in the Great Back Bay, famous for its tourist attractions and its fishing. .Fesse Welden, one of the earlj' Vermont pioneers, settled here before the Revolutionary War. St. Albans Bay, St. Albans, Vt. A fort was bt'^im here in 181(5 later called "Fort Blunder" because it was built by accident on Canadian soil. The Webster- Ashburton 'Treaty of 1842 ceded the site to the United States and Fort ^Nlontfi'onierv was begun in 1843, work being continued at intervals until 1870. It was a formidable stone structure surrounded by a moat, ])ut never served any useful purpose. It was abandoned and dismantled in 1908. — Crockett's "History of Lake Champlain." United States and Canada Boundary Stone. Point Au Roche Lii Fort Montgomery — Northern end of Lake Champlain. J\i\\ 2S \90^