Fort Crown Point

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Fort Crown Point is a historic 18th-century British fortification on Lake Champlain that played a strategic role in colonial conflicts and the American Revolutionary War.

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instanceOf British colonial fort
historic fortification
military installation
builtDuringConflict French and Indian War
Seven Years' War
capturedBy American colonial forces
capturedDuring early stages of the American Revolutionary War
capturedFrom Kingdom of Great Britain
capturedYear 1775
constructedBy Kingdom of Great Britain
continent North America
controlledBy Kingdom of Great Britain
coordinateLocation approximately 44.023°N 73.424°W
country United States
currentUse historic site
endConstruction early 1760s
era 18th century
function defense of British interests on Lake Champlain
staging area for military campaigns into Canada
garrisonedBy British Army
provincial troops from the Thirteen Colonies
hasCondition ruins
hasPart barracks
bastions
earthen ramparts
powder magazine
storehouses
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
listed on the National Register of Historic Places
heritageDesignationDate 1968
locatedIn Crown Point, New York
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Essex County, New York
locatedOn Lake Champlain
materialUsed earthworks
stone
wood
namedAfter Crown Point peninsula
nearby Fort Saint-Frédéric
linked to: Fort St. Frédéric
openToPublic true
operator New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
ownedBy State of New York
linked to: New York State
partOf Crown Point State Historic Site
precededBy French Fort Saint-Frédéric
linked to: Fort St. Frédéric
startConstruction 1759
strategicRole base for British operations against New France
control of Lake Champlain waterway
touristAttraction yes
usedInConflict American Revolutionary War
French and Indian War

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Crown Point, New York hasHistoricSite Fort Crown Point
Fort St. Frédéric nearbyStructure Fort Crown Point
Fort St. Frédéric replacedBy Fort Crown Point
Crown Point Campground near Fort Crown Point
Crown Point State Historic Site preserves Fort Crown Point