Chazy in Clinton County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

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Photographed by Robert Rusaw, June 21, 2021

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Inscription. Pierre Huet de la Valiniere Sulpician Missionary built the first catholic church in N. E. New York 1790

Erected by Friends of the Library.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.

Location. 44° 52.021′ N, 73° 23.729′ W. Marker is in Chazy, New York, in Clinton County. It is on Lake Shore Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1349 Lake Shore Road, Chazy NY 12921, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

in the Adirondacks & North Country,

and in the Champlain Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Homestead Site of Jean LaFramboise (approx. ¼ mile away); 1805 Log Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); Matthew Sax (approx. 1.6 miles away); Sept. 11, 1814 (approx. 1.7 miles away); Gen Burgoyne (approx. 2 miles away); Riverview Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); Theodore Roosevelt's Visit to Isle La Motte (approx. 2.1 miles away in Vermont); Sweet's Ferry (approx. 2.3 miles away in Vermont). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chazy.

Additional commentary.
1. Canadians of the American Revolution
Catholic priest Pierre Huet de la Valiniere was brought to the area to serve a French Canadian community

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in Chazy, Champlain and Corbeau (present day Coopersville) New York. Many of these Canadians were refugees of the American Revolution (and their families), recruited during the American invasion of Canada and fighting with the Americans for the duration of the war. These veterans mostly served in Moses Hazen's Second Canadian Regiment (Congress' Own), and were granted land here in what was known as the Canadian and Nova Scotian Refugee Tract. The Second Canadian Regiment played a major role in the Battle of Yorktown. Note To Editor only visible by Contributor and editor

— Submitted May 18, 2024, by Tim Dusablon of Georgia, Vermont.

Photographed by Tim Dusablon, March 30, 2024

2. Near This Spot Marker

Photographed by Tim Dusablon, March 30, 2024

3. Near This Spot Marker

Photographed by Tim Dusablon, March 30, 2024

4. Near This Spot Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2021, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. This page has been viewed 543 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 2, 2021, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 18, 2024, by Tim Dusablon of Georgia, Vermont. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.