Fort Dummer
| Fort Dummer State Park | |
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Fort Dummer Monument
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| Type | State park |
| Location | 517 Old Guilford Road Brattleboro, Vermont |
| Area | 217 acres (88 ha) |
| Operated by | Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation |
| Open | Memorial Day weekend - Labor Day weekend |
| Website | http://www.vtstateparks.com/htm/fortdummer.htm |
Fort Dummer was a British fort built in 1724 during Dummer's War by the colonial militia of the Province of Massachusetts Bay under the command of Lieutenant Timothy Dwight in what is now the Town of Brattleboro in southeastern Vermont. The fort was the first permanent European settlement in Vermont. It consisted of a 180-square foot (17 m²) wooden stockade near 42°49′51″N 72°33′01″W / 42.8309°N 72.5504°WCoordinates: 42°49′51″N 72°33′01″W / 42.8309°N 72.5504°W, with 12 guns manned by 55 men (43 English soldiers and 12 Mohawks). Near the former site of the fort is a granite monument one mile (2 km) south of the Brattleboro railway station.
The fort was named after Lieutenant Governor William Dummer, who was acting governor of Massachusetts at the time of the fort's construction.
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