Chimney Point is the site of another fort and later a tavern. This is the narrowest part of the lake and was home to native crossings, ferries, and now its second bridge. The tavern still stands as a Vermont state historic site. [Note: you can click a photo to enlarge it and start a slideshow.]
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Chimney Point in the town of Addison, Vermont, has a long and remarkable history of human activity and contact. Since glacial waters receded over 9,000 years ago, many peoples have traveled, hunted and gathered, fought, camped, and lived here. Extensive archaeological excavations have greatly increased our understanding of that history. Located at what was once considered the head of Lake Champlain and at one of its narrowest straits, Chimney Point was strategically important first to Native peoples and later to Europeans, who arrived in 1609. The site offered both an easy lake crossing and a good location from which to block lake travel to the Atlantic, whether north via Canada or south via New York City. Tensions developed as European powers pursued trapping, trading, and colonization in the region. Chimney Point played a role in military conflicts throughout much of the 1600s and 1700s. After the American Revolution, Chimney Point’s jutting peninsula ensured its continued importance for trade and transportation, with ferries running across the lake until the first Lake Champlain Bridge opened in 1929. Over 3,000 vehicles travel daily past this site and over the 2011 Lake Champlain Bridge, ensuring the continued importance of this historic Point of Contact.