Fort Blunder: What's In A Name? - Unusual Places

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The official name of Fort Blunder is Fort Montgomery. It was only called Fort Blunder because of the story behind its creation. It was built by America after the war with the British in 1812. It is located in the shores of Lake Champlain, which is situated across the US-Canada border. The fort was built to fortify the area and to prevent another invasion from the British. There’s only one problem though. The Americans built it on the wrong side of the border. And they only discovered the mistake two years after construction began, through a joint survey conducted by […]

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Meanwhile in Canada - After realizing the mistake, the USA spent 20 years negotiating with the British to have the border redrawn by one mile so it was in the USA.