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Crown Point (also known historically as Thor's Heights or Thor's Crown) [1] [2] is a basalt promontory on the Columbia River Gorge and an associated state park in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located in eastern Multnomah County , approximately 15 miles (24 km) east of Portland .
The site is on a peninsula in the town of Crown Point, New York. Crown Point is the location of the 1734–1759 French-built Fort St. Frédéric limestone fortress and an even more ambitious British fort constructed during the French and Indian War, starting in 1759, Fort Crown Point.
The Crown Point fort was constructed by the British army under the command of Sir Jeffery Amherst following the capture of Carillon, a French fort to the south which he renamed Ticonderoga. Amherst used the construction of the fort as a means of keeping his men working through the winter of 1759 after pushing the French into Canada.
At the same time they built a fleet to gain military control of Lake Champlain and the 77-mile-long Crown Point Road across the Green Mountains to reach the Connecticut River. Since 1910 the remains of both forts on the Crown Point peninsula are part of the Crown Point State Historic Site. Both are also U.S. National Historic Landmarks. Fort ...
There appeared to be mutual interest in bringing the LPGA Drive On Championship back to Fort Myers. But that won't happen in 2023 LPGA Tour event won't return to Fort Myers' Crown Colony Golf Club ...
Clay Myers State Natural Area at Whalen Island: Natural area: North Coast--Pacific City: Fort Rock Cave (near Fort Rock State Natural Area) National Historic Landmark: Central Oregon--Fort Rock: Government Island State Recreation Area: Recreation area: Portland/Columbia Gorge: Yes: Yes: Portland: Sunset Beach State Recreation Site: Recreation ...
Rooster Rock State Park is a state park located east of Corbett, in the U.S. state of Oregon. One of the features of the park is Rooster Rock, a column of basalt forming a natural obelisk, which stands near the south side of the Columbia River Gorge, in the lee of Crown Point. The park is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
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