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The town of CrownPoint was formed on the 23d of March, 1788, as a part of Clinton county, and received its name from the old French fortress situated on a point of land extending into the lake in the northeastern corner of the town.
CrownPoint lies upon the shore of Lake Champlain southeast of the center of the county.
CrownPoint was no exempt from this situation until the construction of the Champlain Canal (described in preceding chapter on internal improvements), which was opened from near Cohoes to Whitehall in 1823; it was begun in 1818.
The Battle of Quebec was an attempt on December 31, 1775 by American revolutionaries to capture the Canadian city of Quebec and enlist French-Canadian support for the Revolutionary War.
The battle was the climax of the American invasion of Canada, and put an end to any hopes of French Canada rising in rebellion with the Americans.
Seeking to draw Canada into the revolution, American commanders set to seize the city of Quebec, which was held by a small garrison of 100 British regulars under the command of Guy Carleton, the Governor of Canada, and Col. Allen Maclean.
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