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Mount Independence State Historic Site, Orwell, VT

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Mount Independence State Historic Site

Hike six miles of trails past the remains of a 1776 Revolutionary War fortress on Lake Champlain, across from Fort Ticonderoga.

497 Mount Independence Road, Orwell, VT 05760 · Orwell, VT

About Mount Independence State Historic Site

American troops fortified this rocky peninsula on the east shore of Lake Champlain from July 1776 to July 1777 to stop a British invasion from Canada. Today six miles of trails pass the archaeological remains of blockhouses, a hospital and gun batteries, and the 1.6-mile Baldwin Trail is wheelchair accessible. The museum shows timbers from the Great Bridge and a 3,000-pound cannon cast in 1690 and raised from the lake. Adults pay $8 and children 6 to 16 pay $1.

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