Valcour Bay | |
Location | Lake Champlain; Clinton County, New York |
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Nearest city | Plattsburgh, NY |
Coordinates | 44°37′4″N 73°25′57″W / 44.61778°N 73.43250°W |
Area | 1,200 acres (490 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 66000508[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
Designated NHL | January 1, 1961[2] |
Valcour Bay is actually a strait or sound, located between Valcour Island and the west side of Lake Champlain, four miles south of Plattsburgh, New York. It was the site of the Battle of Valcour Island during the American Revolutionary War. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961 because of this association.[2][3] Valcour Bay is located in the Towns of Peru and Plattsburgh, both in Clinton County, New York.
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