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| Monadnock Hiker |
Posted - August 30 2019 : 4:12:13 PM
https://historicsites.vermont.gov/chimney-point
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Recent archaeological and historic research has confirmed Chimney Point is one of the most strategic and historically significant locations on Lake Champlain. - It has seen every period of human habitation, since the first people arrived nearly 9,000 years ago. - Visitors can imagine the millennia of Native Americans fishing, hunting, camping, meeting, and trading here on the bluff or sandy beach. - After the first Europeans came in 1609, this site was important for interactions between the Native peoples and Europeans. - In 1690, the English watched for the French enemies navigating Lake Champlain. - The French took a stand here in 1731, building a fort to keep the English off the lake and blocking easy access to Canada. This was the frontier of New France and the start of long-term French settlement in the region. - The site also saw significant military activity during the French and Indian War and American Revolution. - Following the Revolution, in c. 1785, the tavern was built and has welcomed visitors ever since. |
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| Fitzhugh Williams |
Posted - September 01 2019 : 07:12:05 AM
I guess I have been by this a number of times since I always ate breakfast at the Bridge Restaurant. I always referred to it as Point de la Chevelure.
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