Fort Crown Point

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 constructed 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.

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Fort Crown Point ranks #2,895 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #59 of the 106 mapped in United States. Founded 1759, it is older than 17% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,305 times in the last 60 days, more than 70% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how United States compares in the castle statistics.

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