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Champlain period
Champlain period Cham*plain" pe"ri*od (Geol.) A subdivision of the Quaternary age immediately following the Glacial period; -- so named from beds near Lake Champlain. Note: The earlier deposits of this period are diluvial in character, as if formed in connection with floods attending the melting of the glaciers, while the later deposits are of finer material in more quiet waters, as the alluvium.

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- Samuel de Champlain (French: [samɥɛl də ʃɑ̃plɛ̃]; 13 August 1574 – 25 December 1635) was a French explorer, navigator, cartographer, draftsman, soldier...
- The Champlain Sea (French: Mer de Champlain) was a prehistoric inlet of the Atlantic Ocean into the North American continent, created by the retreating...
- On June 24, 2021, at approximately 1:22 a.m. EDT, Champlain Towers South, a 12-story beachfront condominium in the Miami suburb of Surfside, Florida,...
- Lake Champlain (/ʃæmˈpleɪn/ sham-PLAYN; French: Lac Champlain, pronounced [lak ʃɑ̃plɛ̃] ) is a natural freshwater lake in North America. It mostly lies...
- are two villages: Champlain and Rouses Point. Nearby Lake Champlain was an important military and trade route during the colonial period. The lake and the...
- American states Vermont and New York. It was a geologic predecessor of Lake Champlain. Once the glacier retreated far enough north, it drained into Glacial...
- Fort Montgomery on Lake Champlain is the second of two United States forts built at the northernmost point of the United States part of the lake: a first...
- Glacial Period. The earliest migrants arrived from the St. Lawrence River Valley to the north, and settled along the s****s of the Champlain Sea. During...
- The Champlain Society s****s to advance knowledge of Canadian history through the publication of scholarly books (both digital and print) of primary records...
- was a naval engagement that took place on October 11, 1776, on Lake Champlain. The main action took place in Valcour Bay, a narrow strait between the...