Valcour Island

[ val-koor ]

/ vælˈkʊər /

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noun

an island in NE New York, in Lake Champlain: battle 1776.

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Guy Molinari, a former Staten Island borough president, pushed back against that view.
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They were able to purchase weapons and plot attacks on the island without much interference.
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They were called La Red Avispa (The Wasp Network) and claim to have successfully foiled a number of threats against the island.
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A lateen sail was visible in the direction of Cat Island, and others to the south seemed almost motionless in the far distance.
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The Dutch fleet attacked Burnt island, in Scotland, but were repulsed.
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In 1622 a monopoly of the importation of tobacco was granted to the Virginia and Somers Island, companies.
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At last the report of several rifles from the island of trees gave us a clue to the mystery.
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