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GEORGE LAKE

Volume 10 · 80 words · 1860 Edition

a beautiful mountain lake in the state of New York, 10 miles S. of Lake Champlain, into which it discharges its surplus waters. It is 36 miles in length, with a breadth varying from three-quarters of a mile to 4 miles. It is remarkable for the transparency of its water, and the surrounding scenery is of the most picturesque description. It is studded with numerous islands of various forms and sizes, amounting, with islets and rocks, to more than 300.