Fort Crown Point

Fort Crown Point
Ruins of the fort's barracks, 2020
Fort Crown Point is located in New York Adirondack Park
Fort Crown Point
Fort Crown Point is located in New York
Fort Crown Point
Fort Crown Point is located in the United States
Fort Crown Point
LocationCrown Point, New York, NY
Coordinates44°01′45″N 73°25′52″W / 44.02917°N 73.43111°W / 44.02917; -73.43111
Area11,800 acres (4,800 ha)
Built1759 (1759)
NRHP reference No.68000033
NYSRHP No.03102.000305
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 24, 1968[1]
Designated NHLDNovember 24, 1968[2]
Designated NYSRHPJune 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.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Fort Crown Point". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-12.