National Register of Historic Places

Fort Montgomery

Rouses Point, Clinton County, New York
Listed
August 21, 1977
Type
Site
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
77000937

About this property

Fort Montgomery on Lake Champlain is the second of two United States forts built at the northernmost point of the United States part of the lake: a first, unnamed fort had been built on the same site in 1816 but had been disassembled after engineers realised they were building on Canadian territory. Following the realignment of the border in 1842, a second fortification named Fort Montgomery was built on the same site in 1844. The current stone fortification, the second fort, was built between 1844 and 1871 at the Canada–US border of Lake Champlain at Island Point in the village of Rouses Point, New York.

Location

Rouses Point, Clinton County, New York

Categories

HISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALMILITARYENGINEERINGPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Fort Montgomery listed on the National Register?

Fort Montgomery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 21, 1977.

What type of historic resource is Fort Montgomery?

Fort Montgomery is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Fort Montgomery?

The period of significance for Fort Montgomery is recorded as the early_republic era.

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