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Following the War of 1812, the US Army began construction on " Fort Blunder ", an unnamed fortification built by the Americans at the northernmost end of Lake Champlain to protect against any further attacks from British Canada.

Its nickname came from a surveying error: the initial phase of construction on the fort turned out to be taking place on a point north of the Canadian border.

Once this error was spotted, construction was abandoned.

Locals scavenged materials used in the abandoned fort for use in their own homes and public buildings.

The signing of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty in 1842 later adjusted the U. S. boundary northward to include the strategically important site of " Fort Blunder.

" Following this in 1844, work was commenced once again, replacing the remains of the 1812 era fort with a massive new Third System masonry fortification known as Fort Montgomery.

Portions of this fort are still standing.