Captain Remember Baker
Vermont Pioneer and a leader of the Green Mountain Boys was killed near this spot by Indians while on a scouting expedition, in August, 1775.
He was the first American killed in Canada in the War of the American . . . — — Map (db m255677) HM
In honor of
the first white men
who fortified this island in 1666.
In memory of
the sacrifice and valor of
Col. Seth Warner
and
Capt. Remember Baker
eminent Green Mountain Boys
and Patriots.
and
To commemorate the . . . — — Map (db m255682) HM
Isle La Motte
1665
1791 1927
This is Isle la Motte, "the island three leagues long" where Samuel de Champlain says he landed and hunted and camped July 2nd and 3rd, 1609.
It was settled in 1665 by the French who built Fort "St. Ann" . . . — — Map (db m255680) HM WM
Many centuries before Samuel de Champlain's July 1609 landfall, Isle La Mottte had been a meeting place for the lake's neighboring native peoples. The Wonbanakiak on the eastern shore called the land Bitawbagw, or "the waters between," while the . . . — — Map (db m49374) HM
Created in the Vermont Pavilion during the Universal and International Exposition of 1967 at Montreal, Canada. Presented to the Town of Isle La Motte by the State of Vermont. Dedicated on July 7, 1968. — — Map (db m74722) HM
On this shore was the site of Fort Ste. Anne built in 1666 by Capt. Pierre La Motte for defense against the Mohawks. The Jesuits celebrated the first Mass and erected the first Chapel. Though not permanent, this was Vermont's first white . . . — — Map (db m74721) HM
From here, "The Chazy Landing Ferry," completed the major automobile route across northern Lake Champlain from Isle La Motte, VT, to Chazy Landing, NY, before the Rouses Point-Alburgh bridge was built. In 1905 Will Sweet designed, built, owned, and . . . — — Map (db m74718) HM
On this site on September 6, 1901, Vice President Teddy Roosevelt was a guest at the home of Lieut. Gov. Nelson Fisk to be the main speaker at the annual meeting of the Vermont Fish and Game League. Here Roosevelt learned that President McKinley . . . — — Map (db m74729) HM
