All Middlebury residents (and beyond) who are interested in Vermont history: Take note.
The Green Mountain Boys, under the command of Capt. Seth Warner, liberated 111 cannon from the British at Crown Point (just across today's Lake Champlain Bridge) during the second week of May 1775.
Crown Point State Historic Site will host an unveiling ceremony for a monument commemorating the many Crown Point cannon that, once hauled from Lake Champlain to Boston, were used to force the British to end their blockade of Boston Harbor. The ceremony will take place on the afternoon of Saturday, MAY 13 at 1:00 p.m. at the Crown Point State Historic Site museum building. Re-enactors portraying the patriot GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, led by Seth Warner, will commemorate the history of the many cannon from the Crown Point fort. An outdoor reception of light refreshments, will follow, rain or shine and is free to the public.
The new bronze plaque, mounted on a granite plinth at Crown Point State Historic Site will complete the “Cannon Trail” of 56 monuments (30 in New York and 26 in Massachusetts) which were installed in 1927 to mark the incredible cannon haul journey completed between December 1775 and March 1776. 59 cannon, weighing almost 60 tons, were hauled from Lake Champlain fort ruins to Dorchester Heights where their presence convinced the British to end their blockade of Boston Harbor on March 17, 1776. Research has proven that 29 of the 59 cannon used to liberate Boston came from CROWN POINT, making it the actual starting point of the cannon trail. The installation of a monument at Crown Point will complete the cannon trail and finally commemorate the role that Crown Point played in this significant Revolutionary War story.
The custom bronze plaque was made possible by the generosity of the “New York State Organization, Daughters of the American Revolution” and by a grant from “Parks and Trails New York.” Many Daughters of the American Revolution members will travel from throughout New York and VERMONT to attend. You are invited.

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