Fort Crown Point was built by the combined efforts of both British and provincial troops in North America in 1759 at a narrows on Lake Champlain on what later became the border between New York and Vermont. Erected to secure the region against the French, the fort is in upstate New York near the town of Crown Point and was the largest earthen fortress built in the United States. The fort's ruins, a National Historic Landmark, are now administered as part of Crown Point State Historic Site.
Ruins of the fort's barracks, 2020
A south view of Crown Point 1760 by Thomas Davies.
Ruins of Fort at Crown Point, Crown Point, N.Y. c. 1902.
Ruins of Fort at Crown Point, Crown Point, N.Y. c. 1907.
Crown Point is a town in Essex County, New York, United States, located on the west shore of Lake Champlain. The population was 2,024 at the 2010 census. The name of the town is a direct translation of the original French name, Pointe à la Chevelure.
Ruins of the barracks at Fort Crown Point
A south view of Crown Point 1760 by Thomas Davies
Champlain Lighthouse
The former bridge at Crown Point