Crown Point
Americannoun
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a village in NE New York, on Lake Champlain: the site of a strategic fort in the French and Indian and the Revolutionary wars.
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a town in NW Indiana.
Example Sentences
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In early 1934, the entire crew was arrested in Tucson, and Dillinger was extradited to Crown Point, Indiana, to stand trial for the murder of a police officer.
From Slate • Dec. 18, 2024
On Monday, Gonzales made this same trek to seek help for his family, their three dogs and a pet rabbit, and some neighbors, who all stayed in Crown Point for the storm.
From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2021
In Lafitte, a small community south of Crown Point, even homes on stilts were flooded and residents had to use boats to navigate the submerged streets and retrieve their belongings.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2021
During the pandemic, nursing homes in Illinois and Michigan have repeatedly sent elderly and disabled Medicaid patients to NeuroBehavioral Hospital in Crown Point, Ind., said Kimberly Jackson, a discharge planner at the psychiatric hospital.
From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2020
From Crown Point, the traveller had a choice of routes to the Hudson river, which bore him to New York.
From The History of the Post Office in British North America by Smith, William, Sir
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