Heritage Trail
First Blockhouse and Government Center
In 1789, four years after settling in Plattsburgh, residents built a block house for
protection against the British - only miles away on Point au Fer on Lake Champlain.
Though no British or Indian raids initially materialized, the structure
served many uses. It was the first courthouse and jail for the Clinton
County Government - formed in 1788. It was also the first area school.
The British burned the blockhouse during a raid in 1813 - along with the
barracks at Pikes Cantonment, some four miles up the Saranac River.
Marker is at the intersection of Cumberland Ave. and Durand Street, on the left when traveling south on Cumberland Ave..
Courtesy hmdb.org
