History
The region was explored by Samuel de Champlain, a French explorer and navigator who mapped large portions of northeastern North America, in 1609. Champlain also started a settlement in Quebec and discovered the lake which was later named for him (Lake Champlain) on the northern New York and Vermont border. The town was first settled around 1763 by Jean Laframboise, who is also credited with introducing apple growing to the area. Chazy is named after a Lieutenant de Chézy, who was killed by the Iroquois.
Chazy was formed from the Town of Champlain in 1804; in 1853, part of the town was used to form the Town of Altona.
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