Celoron Expedition - Jamestown, New York
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N 42° 05.946 W 079° 15.209
17T E 644420 N 4662255
A marker detailing Captain Pierre Joseph Celoron De Blainville's trek through Chautauqua Lake.
Waymark Code: WM3637
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 02/16/2008
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Celoron Expedition
Captain Pierre Joseph Celoron De Blainville in 1749 with a force of 213 soldiers and indians travled down Chautauqua Lake and the Chadakoin River to the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers renewing the French claim to this watershed.
Jamestown Centennial Committee, State of New York 1986.
Marker Name: Celoron 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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