Fort Crown Point

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British colonial fort historic fortification military installation

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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Fort Crown Point canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British colonial fort ⓘ
historic fortification ⓘ
military installation ⓘ
builtDuringConflict French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ
surface form: 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 of America ⓘ
surface form: 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 St. Frédéric ⓘ
surface form: Fort Saint-Frédéric
openToPublic true ⓘ
operator New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation ⓘ
ownedBy New York State ⓘ
surface form: State of New York
partOf Crown Point State Historic Site ⓘ
precededBy Fort St. Frédéric ⓘ
surface form: French Fort Saint-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 (as part of British America) ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ