Crown Point State Historic Site

Crown Point State Historic Site

Crown Point State Historic Site is the site of a former military stronghold at the south end of the wider part of Lake Champlain. The location is in Essex County, New York, USA. The site is on a peninsula in the town of Crown Point, New York.

Crown Point is the location of the 1734 - 1759 French-built Fort St. Frédéric limestone fortress and an even more ambitious British fort constructed during the French and Indian War, starting in 1759, Fort Crown Point. During the American Revolution, the fort was captured by Seth Warner and his Green Mountain Boys militia on May 12, 1775, but was re-taken by the British military invasion under General John Burgoyne early in the summer of 1777.

The historic forts, once at the front line of the New World clash between two mighty colonizing European nations, are both preserved as original ruins and are operated as a historic attraction by the State of New York.

Services and facilities

There are picnic area, scenic views, hiking, museum, history interpreters in replica clothing, educational services.

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Coordinates: 44°01′43″N 73°25′46″W / 44.0287°N 73.4295°W / 44.0287; -73.4295


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