Hocquart, Vermont
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The French village of Hocquart, Vermont was established on the shore of Lake Champlain [1] at Chimney Point in 1730. It grew to a considerable size before its inhabitants were driven out by the English.
In 1749 it was visited by Pehr Kalm who wrote
- "I found quite a settlement, a stone wind-mill and fort in one, with five or six small cannon mounted; the whole enclosed by embankments. Within the enclosure was a neat church, and through the settlement well cultivated gardens, with some good fruit, as apples, plums, currants, etc...these settlements were extended north on the lake some four miles; the remains of old cellars and gardens still to be seen show a more thickly settled street than occupies it now."
This settlement no longer exists.
