Fort Dummer
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| Fort Dummer State Park | |
 Fort Dummer Monument |
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| Location | Brattleboro, Vermont |
| Season | May 26–September 5 |
Fort Dummer was a British fort built in 1724 by the colonial militia of the Province of Massachusetts Bay under the command of Lieutenant Timothy Dwight in what is now the Town of Brattleboro in southeastern Vermont. The fort was the first permanent European settlement in Vermont. It consisted of a 180-square foot (17 m²) wooden stockade, with 12 guns manned by 55 men (43 English soldiers and 12 Mohawks). Near the fort's site is a granite monument one mile (2 km) south of the Brattleboro railway station.
The fort is named after Lieutenant Governor William Dummer, who was acting governor of Massachusetts at the time of the fort's construction.
Fort Dummer State Park, located in the Connecticut River valley and named after the fort, comprises the monument and the surrounding 217 acres (878,000 m²) of forest just outside of Brattleboro.
See also: Dummer's War and Fort at Number 4
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