Vermonters began creating a permanent settlement in what would become present day Crown Point in 1800, when Stephen Spaulding and his brothers came to the area on a scouting expedition. The flat coastal plain made early settlement relatively easy as did the short distance to their Vermont homes. They traveled back and forth between their established Vermont farms and this new land as they cleared the ground, built log cabins and prepared to move their families. To this day, residents of Crown Point still commute to work in Vermont. The narrowness of the lake passage at Crown Point, currently spanned by the bridge, was of crucial strategic importance. The French began building a fort at this location as early as 1731. The name of the town is attributed to a translation of the French fort name; Point au Chevalure (the crown of the head). Crown Point was an industrialized community with fine houses, lawyers, doctors, stores and an academy for training teachers, when the Civil War engulfed the country. Unlike the earlier wars, the town wasn_ft directly trampled by soldiers in battles, yet it gained fame from the number of its citizens who went to fight in the conflict, and from the Morgan horses it supplied to the Union Army. Three of the most famous horses, Pink, Billy, and Jeff, survived the war, returned to Crown Point and are buried there. By the end of the 20th century, the iron veins showed signs of exhaustion and the company was sold. The Essex County fish hatchery, where stock is grown, is located in Crown Point. History seeking tourists, boaters and bicyclists are drawn to the town. At the millennium, local residents, as well as entrepreneurs escaping urban life, have reestablished cottage industries in the town.
or take Route 9N & 22 north from Ticonderoga, south from Port Henry. From Vermont take Route 17 West to the Crown Point Bridge.
Amtrak's "Adirondack" line passes through the Town of Crown Point, but stations are at Ticonderoga to the south and Port Henry to the north.
'''Crown Point State Historic Site''' -
'''Penfield Homestead Museum''' - Museum of local history. Birthplace of the Electric Age. 1826 homestead, carriage barn, church, threshing barn, cow barn.
'''Adirondack Country Treasures''' 2738 Main Street 518-597-4224
'''Gunnison Lakeshore Orchards''' 231 Furnace Road 518-546-7808
'''Frenchman_fs Restaurant''' 2749 Main Street 597-3545
'''Champs''' Bridge Rd 597-9779
'''Crown Point Bread Company''' Rt. 9N & 22 518-597-4422
'''Deli Crown Pizza''' 1 Russell St 518-597-4242
'''Hap's Market''' 2781 Main Street 597-3040
'''Jan's Country Park Diner''' Route 9N and 22 597-3455
'''Sugar Hill Manor B&B''' 225 Sugar Hill Road 518-597-9545
'''Harwood Homestead Bed and Breakfast''' 697 Creek Rd, Ironville Section 518-597-3429
'''The Woodland B&B''' 204 Hogback 518-597-3970