Saturday, June 20, 2009

Samuel de Champlain - Queen's Square



Samuel de Champlain (ca. 1570-1635) was a French geographer and explorer whose mission was to establish a joint French and Native American agricultural and fur-trading colony. He arrived at the mouth of the Saint John River on June 24, 1604, St. John the Baptist's day. This imposing statue stands in Queen Square - in Saint John's south end.

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