, ▁wrote ▁" De ath ▁Valley ▁in ▁' 4 9 " ▁▁ ▁S ara ▁We eks ▁Roberts , ▁president , ▁National ▁Library ▁for ▁the ▁Bl ind ▁( Un ited ▁States ) ▁ ▁John ▁Gregory ▁Smith , ▁ 2 8 th ▁governor ▁of ▁Verm ont ▁ ▁William ▁F arr ar ▁Smith , ▁Union ▁general ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁ ▁Or lando ▁Stevens , ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁legisl atures ▁of ▁Verm ont ▁and ▁Minnesota ▁ ▁Benjamin ▁Swift , ▁US ▁sen ator ▁ ▁Champ ▁The ▁lake ▁mon ster ▁" Ch amp " ▁was ▁alleg edly ▁sight ed ▁and ▁photograph ed ▁near ▁St . ▁Alb ans . ▁The ▁creature ▁in ▁Lake ▁Champ lain ▁was ▁ost ens ibly ▁given ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 9 ▁by ▁French ▁expl orer ▁Samuel ▁de ▁Champ lain , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁Quebec ▁City ▁and ▁the ▁lake ' s ▁names ake , ▁who ▁is ▁supposed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁first ▁white ▁man ▁to ▁record ▁spot ting ▁" Ch amp " ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁fighting ▁the ▁I ro qu ois ▁on ▁the ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁lake . ▁However , ▁in ▁actual ity ▁no ▁such ▁sight ing ▁was ▁recorded , ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁trac ed ▁back ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁article . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Town ▁of ▁St . ▁Alb ans ▁official ▁website ▁ ▁Saint ▁Alb ans , ▁Verm ont ▁▁▁ ▁Saint ▁Alb ans ▁Town ▁Category : B ur ling ton , ▁Verm ont ▁metropol itan ▁area ▁Saint ▁Alb ans , ▁Verm ont <0x0A> </s>