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In 1739, the French built Fort St. Frederick<br />

at a strategic point on Lake Champlain, at<br />

a site where the lake is only ¼ mile wide.<br />

<strong>The</strong> new fort controlled all lake traffic<br />

south or north. In 1759, the British<br />

occupied the fort, and replaced it with a<br />

larger fortification.<br />

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