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Crown Point

Crown Point Historic Site Roadway Plans Being Considered

July 11, 2019 by Editorial Staff 3 Comments

Champlain Bridge Roadway ImprovementsLakes to Locks Passage is set to host a public informational meeting for the Champlain Bridge Roadway Improvements Project on Thursday, July 18, 2019, from 4 to 7 pm, at the Crown Point State Historic Site Pavilion.

This is an opportunity for the public to attend an open-house style informational meeting. There will be multiple displays of project information and the draft design approval document presenting the proposed project. There will also an opportunity to provide input and written comments. [Read more…] about Crown Point Historic Site Roadway Plans Being Considered

Filed Under: History Tagged With: American Revolution, Archaeology, Crown Point, Crown Point SHS, French And Indian War, Historic Preservation, Lake Champlain, Military History, Transportation History

Guided Lake Champlain Bridge Walk, June 22

June 19, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Chimney Point State Historic Site in Addison, Vermont, and Crown Point State Historic Site in Crown Point, New York are set to host a guided walk on Saturday, June 22 from 11 am to 1 pm. Site administrator Elsa Gilbertson (VT) and Lisa Polay, Crown Point site manager, will lead this “Points of Interest” guided bridge walk. [Read more…] about Guided Lake Champlain Bridge Walk, June 22

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Chimney Point, Crown Point, Crown Point SHS, Lake Champlain

Crown Point Historic Site Management Comments Sought

March 18, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation (State Parks) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) are preparing a Unit Management Plan (UMP) for both the Crown Point State Historic Site and the Crown Point Campground and Day Use Area.

Public comments are sought on the UMP, which will address the future management of both properties, including 440-acres along the shores of Lake Champlain, including the remains of two 18th century French and British forts. [Read more…] about Crown Point Historic Site Management Comments Sought

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Crown Point, Crown Point SHS, DEC, Historic Preservation, State Parks

Crown Point’s Overlooked Role in Freeing Boston, 1776

March 18, 2017 by Lawrence P. Gooley 4 Comments

A few weeks ago in this space appeared the story of Gershom Beach’s remarkable 24-hour recruiting hike in Vermont, rounding up Green Mountain Boys to join their leader, Ethan Allen, in capturing Fort Ticonderoga on the New York side of Lake Champlain. In the end, their combined efforts played a critical role in George Washington’s American troops driving the British from Boston, for the armaments he used came from Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point. Men serving under Colonel Henry Knox completed the delivery, carrying them south to Albany and east to Boston.

Typically shortchanged in that famous story is the fort at Crown Point, which was captured two days after Ticonderoga fell. Seth Warner, a name very familiar to historians in connection with other military campaigns, commanded the troops that executed the takeover, which met with little resistance. [Read more…] about Crown Point’s Overlooked Role in Freeing Boston, 1776

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: American Revolution, Crown Point, Fort Ticonderoga, Military History

Crown Point Encampment and Battle Reenactment

August 8, 2016 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

British Landing photo courtesy of NYS ParksCrown Point State Historic Site will host its annual French and Indian War Encampment on August 13 and 14, 2016. This is the largest event of the year at the site and features authentically clad French, British, and Native American participants camped among the fort ruins. Guests to the camp are able to interact with the participants portraying various people of Crown Point’s past and also have the opportunity to purchase some of the 18th century wares produced and exhibited by artisans and merchants. [Read more…] about Crown Point Encampment and Battle Reenactment

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Crown Point, French And Indian War, Military History

History Tour Across Lake Champlain Bridge Sunday

July 26, 2016 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

crown point 1930On July 31, 2016, at 1 pm, a guided history walk across the Lake Champlain Bridge will be held. Attendees will meet at the Crown Point State Historic Site museum nestled between two colonial forts on the New York side of the bridge for the start of the tour. Allow at least two hours for this walk back and forth across the bridge.

Participants can learn about nearly 9,000 years of human history at this important and beautiful location on Lake Champlain. The channel with its peninsulas, or points, on each side made it one of the most strategic spots on Lake Champlain for the Native Americans for millennia, and for the French, British, and early Americans in the 17th and 18th centuries. [Read more…] about History Tour Across Lake Champlain Bridge Sunday

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Crown Point, Crown Point SHS, Lake Champlain

Battlefield Stewardship Workshops Planned

April 12, 2016 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

crown point by john warrenHistorians, museums, cultural groups and community members are invited to join one of two workshops on battlefield stewardship to be held at two locations – Wednesday April 13, 2016 from 1 to 4 pm in the Schuyler Room of Saratoga Town Hall, and Thursday April 14th from 1 to 4 PM in the auditorium of Crown Point State Historic Site.

The workshop discussion will be led by Saratoga National Historical Park Superintendent Amy Bracewell. Keynote speakers Lindsey Morrison and Kathy Robertson from the Civil War Trust will share information about Campaign 1776 – a national initiative to foster the preservation and interpretation of Revolutionary War and War of 1812 battlefields. [Read more…] about Battlefield Stewardship Workshops Planned

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Archaeology, Crown Point, Historic Preservation, Military History, Saratoga

‘Five Formidable Forts’ Tour Set For September

September 4, 2015 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Crown Point - Photo by John WarrenThe public is invited to take a once-ever packaged tour, on Saturday, September 12, 2015, of Champlain lake shore sites where five military forts were built between 238 and 325 years ago.

Historians will lead guests on a tour of the archaeological sites of two early forts (1660, 1731) at Chimney Point in Addison, Vermont; the ruins of two forts (1734, 1759) in Crown Point, New York; and a Revolution War fort site (1776) in Orwell, Vermont. [Read more…] about ‘Five Formidable Forts’ Tour Set For September

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: American Revolution, Chimney Point, Crown Point, French And Indian War, Historic Preservation, Lake Champlain, Military History, Mount Independence, New France

Crown Point, Chimney Point History Bridge Tour

August 25, 2015 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Crown Point Bridge Lake Champlain by John WarrenOn Sunday, August 30, 2015, at 1 pm, history and views from the Lake Champlain Bridge will be the highlights of a guided bridge walk offered by the Chimney Point State Historic Site in Addison, Vermont, and Crown Point State Historic Site in Crown Point, New York. Site manager Elsa Gilbertson (VT) and historian Tom Hughes (NY) will lead the tour. [Read more…] about Crown Point, Chimney Point History Bridge Tour

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: American Revolution, Chimney Point, Crown Point, French And Indian War, Lake Champlain, Military History, Transportation History

Comments Sought On Historic Lake Champlain Islands, Facilities

August 6, 2015 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Bluff_Point_Light_on_Valcour_IslandThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has issued a Draft Lake Champlain Islands Management Complex Unit Management Plan (Draft UMP) in compliance with the Adirondack State Land Master Plan. The plan includes a number of historic and recreational sites.

Public comments on the plan are being accepted through September 18, 2015. A Public Meeting on the Draft UMP will be held August 20th in Plattsburgh. [Read more…] about Comments Sought On Historic Lake Champlain Islands, Facilities

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Nature Tagged With: American Revolution, Battle of Valcour Bay, Bluff Point Light House, Champlain Islands Wild Forest, Clinton County, Clinton County Historical Association, Crown Point, Economic Development, Environmental History, Essex County, Historic Preservation, Lake Champlain, lighthouse, Maritime History, Military History, Plattsburgh, Public History, Schuyler Island, State Land Master Plan, Ticonderoga, Valcour Island

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