GEORGE, a lake in America in the state of New York, about 35 miles long, and from one to seven broad. There are some beautiful islands in it, the largest of which is about two miles broad, commanding a delightful and very extensive prospect. There are manifest traces of a large town of the aborigines, and the
the island itself appears to have been the favourite residence of an Indian prince. It lies to the south of Lake Champlain, and its waters lie about 100 feet higher. It abounds with fishes of a superior quality, such as the Oswego bass, and speckled trouts of considerable magnitude. The French at one period called it Lake Sacrament, as they were at the trouble to bring from it their water for sacramental purposes, to the churches they had planted in Canada.