Fort Crown Point
Fort Crown Point | |
Ruins of the fort's barracks, 2020 | |
| Location | Crown Point, New York, NY |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44°01′45″N 73°25′52″W / 44.02917°N 73.43111°W |
| Area | 11,800 acres (4,800 ha) |
| Built | 1759 |
| NRHP reference No. | 68000033 |
| NYSRHP No. | 03102.000305 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 24, 1968 |
| Designated NHLD | November 24, 1968 |
| Designated NYSRHP | June 23, 1980 |
Fort Crown Point was built by the combined efforts of British and Colonial troops from New York and the New England Colonies in 1759 at a narrows on Lake Champlain on the border between New York and Vermont. It was erected to secure the region against the French in upstate New York near the town of Crown Point, and it was the largest earthen fortress built in the American colonies. The fort's ruins are a National Historic Landmark administered as part of Crown Point State Historic Site.