The explorer Champlain discovered the area in 1609 and there has been a military installation there almost ever since. The french had the first fort. Then the British routed the french to take over the fort in the early 1700s. Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain boys surprised the British and captured the fort during one of the first battles of the Revolutionary War. They took the canons from the fort to Boston and succeeded in beating the British there. The fort changed hands a couple more times before being retired as a military base. It was then bought by the Pell family who built a home and beautiful garden on the property and spent years restoring the fort. It is still privately owned and still be restored. The setting is so lovely with a tree lined road leading in and the fort overlooking the waterway between Lake Champlain and Lake George. Another great find!
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