Carleton's prize

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Carleton's Prize is a small rock island in Vermont on Lake Champlain between Providence and Stave Island, in Crescent Bay. Supposedly, the name was received after the island was mistakenly fired on by the British ships commanded by Sir Guy Carleton in search of Benedict Arnold's escaping vessels in 1776 after the Battle of Valcour Island. Rust marks from fired cannon shot are still visible on the rock.

Carleton's Prize viewed from South Hero
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