A request for this stone was made by Sir Sandford Fleming to his daughter Lily Exshaw of France. The inscription states:
THIS OLD BUILDING STONE FORMED PART OF THE GATEWAY OF THE HOUSE IN WHICH
CHAMPLAIN WAS BORN 1567 300 YEARS BEFORE CANADIAN CONFEDERATION
THE GIFT OF LILY, WILLIAM AND NOEL EXSHAW
FRANCE APRIL 27, 1911.