De Longueuil Expedition - Jamestown, New York
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N 42° 05.946 W 079° 15.209
17T E 644420 N 4662255
A marker detailing Baron De Longueuil's expedition through Chautauqua Lake.
Waymark Code: WM363B
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 02/16/2008
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De Longueuil Expedition
Baron De Longueuil in 1739 led a force of soldiers and indians from Montreal down the Chadakoin to the Mississippi. Expedition engineer Chaussegros De Lery, made the first professional map of Chautauqua Lake, the first use of the word Chautauqua.
Jamestown Centennial Committee, State of New York 1986.
Marker Name: De Longueuil Expedition
Marker Type: Roadside
Agency: Jamestown Centennial Committee
Dedication Date: -9223372036854775808
City/Town/Village Name: Jamestown, NY
County: Chautauqua
Region: Chautauqua-Allegheny (Region 1)
Website: Not listed
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