View from highway Access to the Chimney Point, Vermont State Historic Site - Museum of Native American and French Heritage. Chimney Point got its name at the close of the French and Indian War, when the British drove the French north into Canada and razed their settlement (Fort de Pieux) to the point that only chimneys remained. Today Chimney Point is a state historic site, offering the largest collection of Native American and early French archeological materials in the state. Recreation in the out-of-doors is equally varied in the summer season. State parks and privately operated campgrounds provide everything from wilderness tent sites to complete hook-ups for RVs. Streams, ponds and lakes invite bass and trout fishing, canoeing, kayaking, sailing and boating. Winding blacktop roads are ideal for touring by car, motorcycle, or bicycle. Mountain resorts offer chair-lift assist to hiking and mountain bike trails, or extensive facilities for tennis, golf and swimming.