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DESCRIPTION:Crown Point State Historic Site\, located on a rocky peninsula 
 on Lake Champlain in northern New York\, was a major 18th-century military
  site\, active in both the Seven Years War and the American Revolution. To
 day\, Crown Point State Historic Site preserves the ruins of two large for
 ts\, French Fort Saint Frédéric and His Majesty’s Fort at Crown Point\, as
  well as the remains of numerous outer fortifications\, a village site\, a
 nd other 18th- and 19th-century structures. Preserving these cultural reso
 urces is challenging and varied strategies have been used to maintain thes
 e ruins as ruins and to preserve the historic landscape of which they were
  part.During the presentation\, Sam Huntington\, historic site manager wit
 h NYS Parks\, Recreation\, and Historic Preservation\, will focus on the h
 istory of Crown Point\, the preservation efforts of the last century\, and
  the continuing challenges and opportunities the site faces today. The tal
 k will provide an overview of the 18th- and 19th-century history of the Cr
 own Point peninsula\, as well as a look back at the first 100 years of his
 toric preservation and archaeological conservation. The lecture will then 
 outline current strategies\, new challenges\, and new&nbsp\;opportunities 
 in the field of preservation and historical interpretation. Discussion wil
 l include topics ranging from technical aspects preservation and conservat
 ion to emerging opportunities in the field of public history and preservat
 ion.
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SUMMARY:Among the Ruins: Archaeological Conservation & Historic Preservatio
 n at Crown Point Historic Site
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Crown Point State Historic Site\, located o
 n a rocky peninsula on Lake Champlain in northern New York\, was a major 1
 8th-century military site\, active in both the Seven Years War and the Ame
 rican Revolution. Today\, Crown Point State Historic Site preserves the ru
 ins of two large forts\, French Fort Saint Frédéric and His Majesty’s Fort
  at Crown Point\, as well as the remains of numerous outer fortifications\
 , a village site\, and other 18th- and 19th-century structures. Preserving
  these cultural resources is challenging and varied strategies have been u
 sed to maintain these ruins <em>as ruins</em> and to preserve the historic
  landscape of which they were part.</p><p>During the presentation\, Sam Hu
 ntington\, historic site manager with NYS Parks\, Recreation\, and Histori
 c Preservation\, will focus on the history of Crown Point\, the preservati
 on efforts of the last century\, and the continuing challenges and opportu
 nities the site faces today. The talk will provide an overview of the 18th
 - and 19th-century history of the Crown Point peninsula\, as well as a loo
 k back at the first 100 years of historic preservation and archaeological 
 conservation. The lecture will then outline current strategies\, new chall
 enges\, and new&nbsp\;opportunities in the field of preservation and histo
 rical interpretation. Discussion will include topics ranging from technica
 l aspects preservation and conservation to emerging opportunities in the f
 ield of public history and preservation.</p>
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