Crown Point (New York) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Crown Point (New York)
The French began building a fort at this location as early as 1731. The narrowness of the lake passage at Crown Point, now spanned by the bridge, was of crucial strategic importance. The name of the town is attributed to a translation of the French fort name; Point au Chevalure (the crown of the head). France retreated from the area before the Seven Years' War (the French and Indian War in North America), destroying limestone Fort St. Frédéric (1734-1759) when they left. The British gained control of the area and built Fort Crown Point in 1759 as a large earthen fort. Crown Point, controlled by Vermont's Green Mountain Boys militia in 1775, was employed by the British during the 1777 Saratoga campaign, a failed attempt to establish British control of theHudson Valley. The next line of defe
Top Attractions in Crown Point (New York)
Explore the best things to see and do in Crown Point (New York):
- ★Champlain Memorial Lighthouse
- ★Crown Point State Historic Site
- ★Penfield Homestead Museum
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