Richelieu River
Britishnoun
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This passage, first projected in 1902, would follow the Hudson as far as the Champlain Canal, thence through Lake Champlain to the Richelieu River, which would be dredged to the St. Lawrence.
From Time Magazine Archive
Such were the two-year-old questions which had not been answered yet upon the banks of the Richelieu River.
From The Refugees by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
"And I have a friend upon the Richelieu River who, I am sure, would help us on our way," said De Catinat with a smile.
From The Refugees by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
Richelieu River was still the trail of the Mohawk warrior; and De Tracy sent his soldiers to build forts on this stream at Sorel and Chambly—named after officers of the regiment.
From Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
In the year 1608, trading was conducted with the Indians at Tadousac, but in 1610 it was alternately at Tadousac, and near Cape de la Victoire at the entrance of the Richelieu River.
From The Makers of Canada: Champlain by Dionne, N.-E. (Narcisse-Eutrope)
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