ROUSES POINT, N.Y. (AP) - A U.S. Civil War-era fort is
for sale on EBay.
Fort Montgomery, built in 1844, was manned during the
1861-1865 war but never saw any action.
"This is the first time it's been formally for sale,"
said Victor Podd of Boca Raton, Fla., whose family has
owned the fort for 23 years.
The limestone fort sits on a Lake Champlain island in
northern New York state and is connected to the
mainland by a 213-metre causeway. The full package
offered on the auction website includes 2,103 metres
of lake frontage and 113 hectares on the adjacent
mainland.
As of Saturday, the top bid for the property was $1
million.
In 1935, about 80 per cent of the structure was
demolished and it has since been prey to vandalism.
Podd's late father, Victor, purchased the fort and
surrounding property in 1983 to build the headquarters
of his company, Powertex. A few years ago, the state
declined the Podds' offer to donate the fort and 28
hectares of land for use as a state park.
Podd, who now owns the fort with his brother, Stephen,
said its reserve price is below $9.9 million but
declined to specify an exact figure. The online
auction ends June 5.
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