| Connecticut (Fairfield County), New Fairfield — New Fairfield Veterans Memorial |
| | They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn them.
French & Indian War Samuel Fairchild Militia K.I.A. Aug. 4, 1759 Burmell Barnum Militia K.I.A. Aug. 4, 1761 Civil War Frederick C. Barnum Cpl. U.S. Army K.I.A. June 22, 1863 Augustus E. Bronson U.S. Army K.I.A. June 1, 1864 Edward Griffin Pvt. U.S. Army K.I.A. July 5, 1863 William B. Leach U.S. Army K.I.A. June 19, 1864 Henry H. Hyatt U.S. Army K.I.A. June 22, 1864 Homer B. Barnum . . . — Map (db m23063) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Cheshire — Town of Cheshire Memorial Plaza |
| | Honoring Our Veterans
1754 French and Indian War 1763
Reuben Hitchcock • Edward Parker • Ephraim Parker
1775 Revolutionary War 1783
Asa Bellamy • Justus Bellamy • Reuben Bellamy • Silas Bellamy • Asa Bronson • Elisha Cowles • Amos Parker • Edward Parker • Elisha Parker • Samuel Parker • Elisha Parker, Jr. • Jesse Parker, Jr. • Jesse Parker, Sr.*
1861 Civil War 1865
Nelson Beach
1940 World War II 1946
Francis R. Rocco
1950 Korea 1955
Roger (Deschesnes) Deshane • . . . — Map (db m22406) |
| Georgia (Seminole County), Donalsonville — Sabacola El Menor |
| | Located in Seminole County, near the forks of he Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers, was a town of Hitchiti-speaking, Lower Creek Indians. A Spanish mission, Santa Cruz de Sabacola el Menor, was established there in 1675. By 1685, English traders from Charles Town had contact with the Lower Creeks. The English in Carolina and the Spanish in Florida were both seeking the alliance of the tribe.
Reverse side:
Spanish efforts to establish missions further up the Chattahoochee were . . . — Map (db m17834) |
| Illinois (Edgar County), Chrisman — Pontiac Peace Treaty |
| | A few miles west of here on July 18, 1765, Pontiac, an Ottawa Chief, and George Croghan, British Representative, met in a formal peace council which ended the most threatening Indian uprising against the British in North America. Following the French and Indian War (1754 - 1763), many Indian tribes showed dissatisfaction with British rule. Indian leaders believed the land belonged to the Indians and that the French and British occupied it only by their consent, but the British had no intention . . . — Map (db m10997) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Rossville — In Honor of Those Who Served — Rossville War Memorial |
| | [Center Panel]:
Etched in the monument are the emblems of the six services (in order), US Air Force, US Army, US Coast Guard, US Marine Corps, US Merchant Marine, and the US Navy
Revolutionary War (1) · Blackhawk War (2) · War of 1812 (3) · Mexican War (4) · Civil War (5) · Spanish American War (6) · WW I (7) · WW II (8) · Korean War (9) · Vietnam War (10) · Lebanon /Grenada (11) · Panama (12) · Veterans (13) · Persian Gulf (14)
Our Honored Dead K.I.A.
Those . . . — Map (db m11778) |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Site of Last French Fort |
| | Erected, 1750, by Captain Raimond
Surrendered to the British under Lieutenant Butler in 1760.
Ensign Richard Holmes and British garrison massacred by Miami Indians in 1763.
The most severe engagement of battle between Gen. Josiah Harmar and Miamis under Little Turtle fought here, Oct. 22, 1790. — Map (db m21036) |
| Indiana (Montgomery County), Crawfordsville — Montgomery County's Tribute to her Heroic Dead |
| | [Front Side - in Stone]:
Montgomery County's
Tribute to her Heroic Dead
Mexican War 1846 - 1948
Men Enrolled 98
War for the Union 1861 - 1865
Men Enrolled 2,971
Spanish American War 1898
Men Enrolled 264
[Under Both Statues:]:
"Lest We Forget"
[Back Side - In Stone]:
Montgomery County's Tribute to her Heroic Dead
War For Independence 1776
French and Indian War 1811 - 1812
Black Hawk War 1832
War with Grt. Britain 1812 - 1845 . . . — Map (db m9394) |
| Louisiana (Orleans Parish), New Orleans — Bienville Monument — Bienville Place |
| | [On base of statue]:
Jean Baptiste LeMoyne de Bienville
born Montreal, February 23, 1680
died Paris, March 7, 1767
Founder of New Orleans
1717
with homage of
Louisiana * Canada * France — Map (db m23885) |
| Maryland (Allegany County), Cumberland — "Braddock's Road" |
| | Near this point on June 10, 1755, after nearly a month's delay at Fort Cumberland, Braddock's troops started toward Fort Duquesne to wrest it from the French. On July 9, 1755, he met his terrible death at the Monongahela. — Map (db m9833) |
| Maryland (Allegany County), Cumberland — Col. Joshua Fry |
| | Memorial in honor of Col. Joshua Fry Born c. 1700 in England 1731 • Professor of mathematics at William and Mary College, Planter in Albemarle County, Virginia, Member of House of Burgesses, First presiding judge of Albemarle County, Commander of militia, Surveyor 1746-51 • Col. Fry and Peter Jefferson surveyed and produced first map of Virginia. 1752 • Joshua Fry, Lunsford Lomax and James Patton were chosen to make a treaty with the Six Nations at Logstown (Lancaster)which permitted the . . . — Map (db m17779) |
| Maryland (Allegany County), Cumberland — Col. Thomas Cresap |
| | In Memory of Col. Thomas Cresap Pathfinder - Pioneer - Patriot - Built the first home and fort in this county at Oldtown, about 1740 Surveyed the first trail to the west, starting near this spot in 1751 His Sons - - - Daniel Cresap for whom Dan's Mountain is named Thomas Cresap, Jr. killed in battle with the indians on Savage Mountain Michael Cresap Captain in Dunmore's War, first captain in rifle battalions, Revolutionary War, whose grave is in Trinity Churchyard New York City . . . — Map (db m17778) |
| Maryland (Allegany County), Cumberland — French and Indian War |
| | "A volley fired by a young Virginian in the backwoods of America set the world on fire"
Fort Cumberland was built as a direct result of hostilities between the French and British over control of the Ohio Valley. The British king granted land in that area to The Ohio Company and settlers moved to the area. The French began forcing them out leading to armed hostilities. Actions taken by Governor Duquesne of New France and Lt. Governor Dinwiddie of Virginia and their representatives caused . . . — Map (db m17683) |
| Maryland (Allegany County), Cumberland — George Washington at Will's Creek |
| | Our founding father spent much time in this vicinity when a young man as surveyor, ambassador, aide-de-camp to General Braddock, and commander of Virginia military forces. This cabin served as his headquarters during part of this time. Young George was a skilled surveyor by the age of sixteen. He assisted in laying out the town of Alexandria, Virginia, and came to our area in 1748 to survey and layout the Fairfax manors in the South Branch Valley. He slept in a "straw bed" with lice and fleas . . . — Map (db m17719) |
| Maryland (Allegany County), Cumberland — Headquarters of George Washington |
| | As colonel under General Braddock at Fort Cumberland during the French and Indian War 1755 - 1758 and as Commander-in-Chief of the American Army in 1794Presented to the City of Cumberland by James Walter Thomas, L.L.D.; Litt.D. dedicated April 21, 1921 in the presence of General John J. Pershing Commander of American Armies Major C.E.D. Bridges Military Attache of British Embassy Hon. Albert C. Ritchie Governor of Maryland Dr. Thomas W. Koon Mayor of Cumberland Judge . . . — Map (db m17724) |
| Maryland (Allegany County), Cumberland — Palisado Fort or Stockade |
| | Most of the early frontier forts were of the palisado type. Before you is a small sample of this type construction. A palisade is a fence of pales or stakes set firmly in the ground, as for enclosure or defense. The word usage in the 1700's was palisado fort while later usage in the 1800's referred to stockade fort. A stockade is defined as a defensive barrier made of strong posts or timbers fixed upright in the ground. Fort Cumberland and Fort Necessity were palisado works. Fort Necessity . . . — Map (db m17782) |
| Maryland (Allegany County), Cumberland — Perimeter of the Fort |
| | You stand upon historic ground within the north wall of Fort Cumberland. Your location (X) is shown on the diagram. Lines of barracks (I), parallel with the street, were to your front and in the rear along the line of white rocks in the street. The land was fairly level then on top of a hill extending out from the church property in front of you. The fort here was a palisado work with logs stripped and pinned together and rising to a height of twelve feet. Fort Cumberland mainly served as a . . . — Map (db m18758) |
| Maryland (Allegany County), Cumberland — President Washington's Last Visit - 1794 |
| | Center Plaque
On October 16, 1794, President George Washington arrived in Cumberland to review about 5,000 troops of the Maryland and Virginia militia gathered here during th Whiskey Rebellion. A few days later, this militia army assembled upon the parade ground of old Fort Cumberland, where the Allegany County Courthouse now stands. The President appeared dressed in his full military uniform, and the entire population of the town was present to witness this historic event.
General . . . — Map (db m17456) |
| Maryland (Allegany County), Cumberland — Site of Fort Cumberland |
| | The store houses of The Ohio Company were first located near this point. In 1754 the first fort (called Mt. Pleasant) was built. Gen'l Edward Braddock enlarged the fort in 1755 and renamed it after his friend the Duke of Cumberland. — Map (db m18732) |
| Maryland (Allegany County), Cumberland — The Fort Proper |
| | The fort proper was the bastioned work at the west end of the fort. It was to your left (primarily on the site of the Church of Christ Scientist). Besides the four bastions (b) and the joining walls, there were four buildings for provisions (6), two guardrooms (7), the commander's quarter (5), the fort parade ground (8), the sally port (SP: gate), and the main gate (MG). More facilities, four more gates (g), and barracks for 200 men were in the east end of Fort Cumberland.
Additional . . . — Map (db m17679) |
| Maryland (Allegany County), Cumberland — The Parade Ground of Fort Cumberland — Occupied this site 1755 |
| | Here the Indian envoys were received before Braddock left for his defeat. In 1756-58 the garrison under Col. Washington was still reviewed here. — Map (db m17453) |
| Maryland (Allegany County), Cumberland — This Tablet Marks the Site of Old Fort Cumberland |
| | Which was built in 1755 by order of the British Government and named in honor of the Duke of Cumberland, Captain General of the British Army. It was the base of military operations of General Edward Braddock and Colonel George Washington in the French and Indian War. — Map (db m18733) |
| Maryland (Allegany County), Cumberland — Washington's Road |
| | By order of Colonel Bouquet, George Washington's Troops opened this road from Fort Cumberland to Reastown (Bedford PA) during July 1758. Bouquet and Washington conferred half way between these places July 30, 1758. — Map (db m6106) |
| Maryland (Allegany County), Frostburg — Blazing Braddock's Road |
| | “We this day passed the ‘Aligany’ Mountain (Big Savage Mountain) which is a rocky ascent of more than two miles, in many places extremely steep…”
Captain Robert Orme, June 15, 1755
British General Edward Braddock led a 2,100-man army through this wild country in 1755. The troops intended to dislodge the French from the “Forks of the Ohio” (Pittsburgh) almost 100 miles away. They were blazing a new trail, forever known as “Braddock’s Road.”
As . . . — Map (db m5013) |
| Maryland (Allegany County), Frostburg — Martin’s Plantation |
| | General Braddock's 2nd camp on the march to Fort Duquesne June 14th, 15th, 1755. The old Braddock Road passed to the southeast of the National Road from Clarysville to the "Shades of Death" near "Two Mile Run." The National Road was begun by the Government in 1811. — Map (db m440) |
| Maryland (Allegany County), La Vale — “Spendelow Camp” — Also Called “Camp at the Grove” |
| | General Braddock’s 1st camp on the march from Fort Cumberland to Fort Duquesne, June 11th to 13th, 1855. After building a road over Wills Mountain, Spendelow, an engineer, discovered a route by “The Narrows” and Braddock’s Run and a second road was opened. — Map (db m2083) |
| Maryland (Allegany County), Oldtown — Michael Cresap — (1742–1775) |
| | He built his house, which can be seen nearby, about 1764. A trader, he cleared wilderness and fought Indians in “Cresap’s War” in Ohio, 1774. As a Captain he led riflemen, some painted Indian-style, to Boston at the start of the Revolution. Because of failing health he attempted to return home but died on the way and is buried in Trinity Churchyard, New York City. A brick addition to the house was built about 1781. — Map (db m448) |
| Maryland (Allegany County), Oldtown — Old Town — (King Opessa’s Town) |
| | Fording place for “Great Warriors Path” from New York to the South. Thomas Cresap built stockade fort here in 1741 used as a refuge during French and Indian War after Braddock’s defeat. George Washington was here on his first visit to Maryland 1748 and often thereafter. — Map (db m447) |
| Maryland (Baltimore County), Dundalk — Battle of North Point — 1814 |
| | Who Dies for Country, doth not yield
To death’s uncompromising sway
He soars Immortal from the field
And dwells untouched by time’s decay
Wm. M. Marine
This one-acre of the North Point Battlefield was set aside in 1839 to commemorate those who risked and gave their lives to defend their homes and country from an invading British Army.
On September 12, 1814, the 5th, 27th, 39th, 51st Regiments of Maryland Militia, engaged in battle with the British on . . . — Map (db m2136) |
| Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Braddock, Washington, and Franklin |
| | On April 23, 1755 At a Tavern located near this spot General Edward Braddock Colonel George Washington and Benjamin Franklin Met to plan the British assault on Ft. Dusquesne During the French & Indian War This plaque erected by the Kiwanis Club of Frederick June 8, 1998 — Map (db m2725) |
| Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Evangelical Lutheran Church |
| | This tablet is erected
to the Glory of God
and
in grateful recognition of those
who organized this congregation
and have maintained it for
two hundred years
1738 Congregation organized.
1743 Log church built on the Monocacy.
1746 Log church built on present parsonage site.
1747 Adoption of constitution for congregation drawn by Henry Melchior Muhlenberg.
1752 Stone church begun at rear of this building. Erection halted by French and Indian War. Completed in . . . — Map (db m14022) |
| Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — General Edward Braddock |
| | General Edward Braddock traveled over this road in April 1755 (in a coach and six horses purchased from Gov. Horatio Sharpe of Maryland)after a protracted conference in Frederick with Benjamin Franklin and others concerning the securing of teams, wagons and supplies for the expedition against Fort Duquesne. — Map (db m1247) |
| Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — This Boulder Marks the National Trail |
| | This boulder marks the National Trail over which traveled Gen. Edward Braddock and Lieutenant Colonel George Washington 1755. — Map (db m22275) |
| Maryland (Frederick County), Jefferson — Abraham Lakin 2nd — Born Oct. 16, 1713 or 1722. Died Jan., 1796 |
| | Veteran of French and Indian War, early settler, head of family of Revolutionary patriots buried in the cemetery of homestead near here. At outset of the Revolution he and his sons Abraham, Basil, Daniel, John and his nephew Samuel were listed with the Committee of Observation of Middle District of Frederick County. Basil and another son, William, were soldiers. Two of his daughters, Nancy and Sarah, married Revolutionary soldiers. — Map (db m2025) |
| Maryland (Garrett County), Finzel — Savage River Camp |
| | General Braddock's 3rd camp on his march to Fort Duquesne June 16, 1755. The route, later known as the Old Braddock Road, passes to the southeast of the National Road. Captain Orme's diary says "we entirely demolished three wagons and shattered several" descending Savage Mountain. — Map (db m439) |
| Maryland (Garrett County), Granstville — General Braddock’s 5th Camp |
| | On the march to Fort Duquesne June 19th, 1755. By Washington’s advice, Braddock pushed forward from Little Meadows to this camp with 1200 chosen men and officers leaving the heavy artillery and baggage behind to follow by easy stages under Colonel Dunbar. — Map (db m357) |
| Maryland (Garrett County), Grantsville — Bear Camp |
| | General Braddock's 6th camp on the march to Fort Duquesne Saturday and Sunday June 20th and 21st, 1755. Washington was forced to remain behind with a guard on account of "violent fevers" until cured by "Dr. James's Powders (one of the most excellent medicines in the world)," he wrote his brother Augustine. — Map (db m356) |
| Maryland (Garrett County), Grantsville — Little Meadows |
| | General Braddock's 4th camp on the march to Fort Duquesne June 17, 1755. Washington arrived here after Braddock's defeat July 15th, 1755. Washington also stopped here May 9th, 1754, July 7th or 8th, 1754, October 1st, 1770, November 26th, 1770 and September 10, 1784. — Map (db m361) |
| Maryland (Montgomery County), Chevy Chase — Colonel Joseph Belt |
| | 1680 Maryland 1761. Patentee of "Cheivy Chace", Trustee of first free schools in Maryland, one of the founders of Rock Creek Parish, member of the House of Burgesses, Colonel of Prince George's County militia during the French and Indian War. — Map (db m378) |
| Maryland (Montgomery County), Gaithersburg — General Edward Braddock |
| | General Edward Braddock in April 1755, accompanied by Gov. Horatio Sharpe of Maryland, traveled this road in a coach and six horses, on his way to Frederick, Md. to meet Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, to arrange for teams for the Fort Duquesne expedition. — Map (db m1012) |
| Maryland (Montgomery County), Rockville — Maj. Gen. Edward Braddock and His Men |
| | To commemorate the encampment in Maryland of Maj. Gen. Edward Braddock and his men at Owen's Ordinary, now Rockville, April 20, 1755. This stone is placed by the Janet Montgomery Chapter, Daughters of he American Revolution, Mrs. Morris L. Croxall, Regent, July 9, 1913. — Map (db m77) |
| Maryland (Washington County), Big Pool — Fort Frederick — Maryland State Park |
| | Colonial stone fort built 1756 for Province of Maryland by Gov. Horatio Sharpe to protect frontier against French and Indians after Braddock’s defeat. Detention camp for British prisoners 1776–83. Occupied 1861–2 by Union troops. George Washington was here July 1756 and June 1758. — Map (db m681) |
| Maryland (Washington County), Big Pool — Fort Frederick — A Witness to War |
| | Built by the Maryland colony in 1756 during the French and Indian War, Fort Frederick’s stone walls surrounded three large buildings. The colonists abandoned the frontier fort in 1759, when the threat of Indian raids subsided. During the Revolutionary War, the fort confined hundreds of British prisoners. The state auctioned the fort
and about 100 acres in the 1790s. The property changed hands several times; in 1860, Nathan
Williams, a free African American, bought the
place and farmed the . . . — Map (db m821) |
| Maryland (Washington County), Big Pool — Fort Frederick Officers’ Quarters |
| | A Ghost in the Ground.
Before you is the foundation of “The Governor’s House,” the building that served as the officers’ quarters, ceremonial hall and storeroom for Fort Frederick. What did that building look like? We know the size and general layout of the building from the foundation. There are only a few historical
documents, which mention the building. Of those, the most significant is Samuel Hughes’s 1778 letter, from which we learn that the building was a 2-story timber . . . — Map (db m823) |
| Maryland (Washington County), Clear Spring — Fort Frederick — Maryland State Park |
| | Colonial stone fort built 1756 for Province of Maryland by Gov. Horatio Sharpe to protect frontier against French and Indians after Braddock’s defeat. Detention camp for British prisoners 1776–83. Occupied 1861–2 by Union troops. George Washington was here July 1756 and June 1758. — Map (db m680) |
| Maryland (Washington County), Hagerstown — Hager’s Fancy — (Circa 1740) |
| | Third dwelling was built by Jonathan Hager, founder of Hagerstown Maryland, 1762; Captain of Scouts, French and Indian War, 1755–1763; member of the Non-Importation Association and of the Committees of Safety and of Observation, 1775; member of the General Assembly, Annapolis, 1771–1775. — Map (db m1159) |
| Maryland (Washington County), Hancock — Fort Coombe |
| | Fort Coombe, a Maryland stockaded fort of 1755–56 located north of this point. One of the frontier forts during the French and Indian War. The survey of the Mason and Dixon Line during 1763–68 placed it in Pennsylvania instead of Maryland. — Map (db m833) |
| Maryland (Washington County), Hancock — Tonoloway Fort |
| | Lieut. Stoddert and twenty men erected and garrisoned a block house and stockaded fort near here on the property of Evan Shelby in 1755 after Braddock’s defeat. It was abandoned in 1756-7 after Fort Frederick was completed. — Map (db m508) |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — General Edward Braddock |
| | General Edward Braddock in April 1755 (driven in his coach and six horses) crossed into Virginia near this point on his way to Fort Cumberland, after ten days’ conference with Benjamin Franklin and others in Frederick, Md., arranging for teams and supplies for the expedition to Fort Duquesne. — Map (db m1966) |
| Michigan (Emmet County), Mackinaw City — S0011 — Fort Michilimackinac |
| | This fort, built about 1715, put French soldiers at the Straits for the first time since 1701. French authority ceased in 1761 when the British troops entered the fort. On June 2, 1763, during Pontiac's uprising, Chippewa Indians seized the fort, killing most of the small force, and held it a year. When the British moved to Mackinac Island in 1781, this old fort soon reverted to the wilderness. — Map (db m7670) |
| Michigan (Wayne County), Detroit — 27 — Fort Pontchartrain — Michigan Registered Historic Site |
| | The first permanent French settlement in the Detroit region was built on this site in 1701. The location was recommended by Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, who wished to move the fur trade center south from Michilimackinac. Cadillac's plan was approved by Count Jerome de Pontchartrain, Minister of Marine, for whom the fort was named. The term le detroit (the strait) was applied to the fort and surrounding area; after 1751 the post was known as Fort Detroit. In 1760, as a result of the French and . . . — Map (db m21853) |
| Mississippi (Adams County), Natchez — Fort Rosalie |
| | On bluff to south stood Ft. Rosalie, established by the French in 1716. Became nucleus of settlements from which the Mississippi Territory was founded. Near this marker stood the French warehouse that was a center of bloodshed during the Natchez Massacre of 1729.
Dedicated December 11, 1988
by the Mississippi State Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
Mrs. D. Kelly Love, State Regent — Map (db m5143) |
| New Jersey (Hunterdon County), New Hampton — Major General Daniel Morgan — Commander of the Famed Morgan Rifle Corps |
| | Born in this Village of New Hampton, Lebanon Township, NJ in 1736.
Died in Winchester, VA July 6, 1802.
Military Service
French and Indian War
Revolutionary War
Battle of Quebec, Canada Captured 1775
Distinguished himself in the Battle of Saratoga, NY 1777
Victor at the Battle of Cowpens, SC 1781 — Map (db m17920) |
| New Jersey (Mercer County), Trenton — Old Barracks |
| | Built in 1758 for British troops of the French and Indian War. Hessians were quartered here before the Battle of Trenton. — Map (db m3756) |
| New York (Albany County), Albany — Fort Frederick |
| | Fort Frederick Governor Edmund Andros Made an Inspection in Albany in 1676 and Found Fort Orange, Located Near the Foot of Madison Avenue in Poor Condition. He Ordered a New Fort Constructed at a Site in the Center of State Street Just West of Lodge Street. After Being Reconstructed Several Times, the Fort Was Removed Following the Revolution in 1784. — Map (db m5248) |
| New York (Albany County), Cohoes — Van Schaick Mansion |
| | 1735 - 1927
Van Schaick Mansion
Home Of
John G. Van Schaick
and his Wife Anna Patriot Americans
Built by Anthony Van Schaick
Son of Goosen Gerritsen original patentee
Headquarters
August 18-September 8-1777
Northern Department Continental Army
General Philip Schuyler
General Horatio Gates
Here was planned the Saratoga Campaign
And here August 19-1777
General Gates assumed command
From this place August 15-1777
General Benedict Arnold and his force . . . — Map (db m7250) |
| New York (Albany County), Colonie — Loudoun Ferry Road |
| |
1755 Constructed as Military Road from
Albany to Lake George by Provincial
Troops from New York, New England
and New Jersey under command of
Major General William Johnson
———
Named in honor of Major General
John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun.
Commander in Chief of His Majesty's
Forces in America, French and Indian War
———
1776 General Henry Knox's Train
of Artillery crossed here
to aid General George Washington
in the . . . — Map (db m24514) |
| New York (Essex County), Crown Point — “His Majesty’s Fort of Crown Point” |
| | “The fort is of wood, built in a most masterly manner. It has five Bastions, mounts 105 guns, and has casements for 4,000 Men, and to hold provisions de Guerre et de Bouche for four months. Within the Fort are good Stone Barracks for Officers and Men which … would conveniently contain 500 men.” Journal of Lord Adam Gordon August 1765 “There is a Large Fort begun. The Foundation is laid … built with timber and earth and is 25 feet thick. It is to be built twenty . . . — Map (db m11442) |
| New York (Essex County), Crown Point — Capture of Fort St. Frédéric |
| | This tablet is erected by the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New York AD 1912 to commemorate the capture of Fort St. Frédéric and the erection of this fortress AD 1759 by the British and Provincial Army commanded by General Sir Jeffrey Amherst. British Regiments 1st QR the Royal Regiment of Foot, 17th Regiment of Foot Forbes, 27th Inniskilling Regiment of Foot, 42nd Royal Highlanders – Black Watch, 55th Regiment of Foot – Prideaux, 77th Regiment Montgomery’s . . . — Map (db m9336) |
| New York (Essex County), Crown Point — Crown Point: Military Focus |
| | The most practical mode of travel and communication through the wilderness separating French Canada and British North America during the 18th century was by water. The Sorel (Richelieu) River, Lake Champlain, Wood Creek, and the Hudson River furnished a direct water route from Montreal to Albany, broken by portages around the rapids at Chambly on the Sorel and between the southern end of Wood Creek and the Hudson at Fort Edward. An alternative route by way of Lake George involved an additional . . . — Map (db m11434) |
| New York (Essex County), Crown Point — Fort St. Frédéric |
| | Fort St. Frédéric consisted of an outer, bastioned stone wall enclosing the Citadel, a four-story, eight-sided tower with walls twelve feet thick at the base. Cannon were mounted on each floor of the Citadel, and entry was gained by a drawbridge over a dry ditch. This fortress-within-a-fort contained living quarters for officers and men, a bakery, armory, and storerooms. Swivel cannon were mounted around the perimeter of the fort’s walls. British expeditions led by General William Johnson . . . — Map (db m11415) |
| New York (Essex County), Crown Point — Israel Putnam |
| | 182 feet north of this spot stood the oak to which Israel Putnam was tied and tortured by the Indians in 1758 — Map (db m9340) |
| New York (Essex County), Crown Point — The Barracks |
| | These barracks were constructed in the fashionable Georgian style of the day, uncommon in the northern interior of New York in the mid-18th century. The soldiers’ barracks is composed of four dwelling units of four rooms. Each doorway opens into a hallway flanked by two rooms. Originally, the hall contained a stairway to two rooms on the second story. Between twelve and eighteen soldiers occupied each room. Officers were allowed one or more rooms according to rank, and non-commissioned . . . — Map (db m11443) |
| New York (Essex County), Crown Point — The French at Crown Point |
| | In 1730, the French erected a small wooden fort at Point a la Chevelure, now Chimney Point, Vermont, thereby taking control of territory claimed by Great Britain under the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht (1713). The following year, construction of Fort St. Frédéric was begun on the western shore of the lake. Completed by 1737, the fort was garrisoned by about one hundred officers and men. For the next quarter-century, raiding parties originating from this post, such as the one which burned . . . — Map (db m11435) |
| New York (Essex County), Ticonderoga — “The Black Watch” — A.D. 1925 |
| | The Saint Andrews Society of Glens Falls, N.Y. erected this tablet to commemorate the heroic gallantry of the 42d Regiment of Foot better known as “The Royal Highlanders” of “The Black Watch” who on July 8, 1758 lost here in killed and wounded over six hundred of the thousand men engaged. -------------------------------- Mortally wounded on that day was their Major Duncan Campbell of Inverawe the hero of one of the most noted ghost stories of Scottish History and of . . . — Map (db m9561) |
| New York (Essex County), Ticonderoga — “The Black Watch” |
| | Sacred to the memory of the gallant Highlanders of the 42nd Regiment of Foot “The Black Watch” From a regiment a thousand strong 205 died and 287 were wounded July 8, 1758 assaulting the French lines on the heights of Carillon - Their Glory Shall Never Die - ---------- The Black Watch Council of Ticonderoga The Society of Colonial War in the State of New Jersey The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New York July 6, 1997 — Map (db m9579) |
| New York (Essex County), Ticonderoga — A Soldier of France |
| | Here lie the bones of a soldier of France found under the Northwest Bastion of the Fort in November 1900 Rest in Peace — Map (db m9654) |
| New York (Essex County), Ticonderoga — Artillery Park |
| | Along this site in July, 1759, British forces under Amherst erected an artillery battery to attack the French Fort at Carillon, which they seized and named Fort Ticonderoga. — Map (db m10078) |
| New York (Essex County), Ticonderoga — Death of Lord Howe |
| | Near this spot, July 6, 1758
Lord George Augustus Howe
was killed in a skirmish
preceding Abercrombie’s defeat
by Montcalm at Fort Carillon. — Map (db m6141) |
| New York (Essex County), Ticonderoga — Eighteen Colonial Soldiers — R.I.P. |
| | Here are interred the bones of Eighteen Colonial Soldiers found near the Old Military Road in Ticonderoga Village on Nov. 1st 1924 — Map (db m9650) |
| New York (Essex County), Ticonderoga — Fort Carillon |
| | Built by the French 1755-1758 General James Abercrombie defeated by the Marquis de Montcalm, July 8, 1758 Captured by Sir Jeffery Amherst July 27, 1759 and renamed Fort Ticonderoga Captured by Ethan Allen May 10, 1775 Captured by Sir John Burgoyne July 6, 1777 Colonel John Brown repulsed by General Powell Sept. 18, 1777. — Map (db m9447) |
| New York (Essex County), Ticonderoga — Fort Ticonderoga — Historic New York |
| | During the 18th century, when nations fought to control the strategic route between the St. Lawrence River in Canada and the Hudson River to the south, the fortification overlooking the outlet of Lake George into Lake Champlain was called “the key to a continent.” The French constructed here in 1755 the stronghold they named Carillon, and made it a base to attack their English rivals. In 1758, Carillon, under Marquis de Montcalm, withstood assault by superior British forces. The . . . — Map (db m9094) |
| New York (Essex County), Ticonderoga — From this point south… |
| | From this point south, this street follows the route of the Indian carry between the lakes and of Montcalm’s military road traversed by Washington and Franklin during the Revolution. Erected by Ticonderoga Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution 1925 — Map (db m9090) |
| New York (Essex County), Ticonderoga — George Augustus Viscount Howe |
| | To commemorate the heroic gallantry and noble character of George Augustus Viscount Howe Brigadier-General of His Majesty’s Forces in America. Killed near Trout Brook two days before the great battle of Carillon July 6, 1758. His death an irreparable loss to the Army. Beloved and honored by the officers and men of both the British and American regiments. Erected by The English Speaking Union of the United States 1958 — Map (db m9562) |
| New York (Essex County), Ticonderoga — Grand Carry Landing |
| | This tablet marks the landing for the grand carry on the Great War Trail between the Indian tribes of the north and south country. It also marks the beginning of that carry between the lakes to avoid the falls and rapids, which later became the Military Road built by the French in 1755. The French saw mill, the first ever built in the Champlain Valley, was erected in 1756 at the foot of the falls on the site of the present mills. In this saw mill, Abercromby had his headquarters during his . . . — Map (db m16309) |
| New York (Essex County), Ticonderoga — Indian Trail |
| | Through this pass to Trout Brook ran an Indian Trail, used by Robert Rogers after Battle on Snowshoes, 1758, on retreat to Ft. Wm. Henry Ticonderoga Historical Society — Map (db m9533) |
| New York (Essex County), Ticonderoga — Liberty Monument |
| | . . . — Map (db m15593) |
| New York (Essex County), Ticonderoga — Lord Howe’s Grave |
| | On October 3rd, 1889, a workman digging a trench opened by mere accident across the street from this point, a grave which contained the skeleton of a man, and within this grave found, at its head, a stone, now in the Black Watch Library in this village, similar to that shown in relief in the seal on this tablet. On this stone is inscribed in rude letters, evidently picked by a bayonet point the following: “Mem of Lo Howe killed Trout Brook.” George Augustus Lord Viscount . . . — Map (db m9539) |
| New York (Essex County), Ticonderoga — Near this spot stood Montcalm — 1712 - - - 1759 |
| | Near this spot stood Louis-Joseph de Gozon Marquis de Montcalm on the 8th of July 1758. With a small force of French troops and Canadian volunteers, he prevented the capture of Fort Carillon by defeating a much superior British and Colonial army under General James Abercrombie This monument erected in 1927 to honor a brave and gallant gentleman — Map (db m9573) |
| New York (Essex County), Ticonderoga — Old Military Road |
| | Along this street ran the old military road fortified in 1759 by General Amherst prior to the siege at Fort Ticonderoga. — Map (db m9091) |
| New York (Essex County), Ticonderoga — Old Military Road — Crown Point to Ticonderoga — 1689 – 1783 |
| | Used by troops during early Colonial Wars and during the American Revolution. — Map (db m9339) |
| New York (Essex County), Ticonderoga — Rogers’ Rangers |
| | Robert Rogers and 74 of his Rangers in Jan. 1757 in this vicinity fought superior French forces for several hours and successfully escaped. Ticonderoga Historical Society — Map (db m9537) |
| New York (Essex County), Ticonderoga — Summit of Mount Defiance |
| | Marker #1: Two historic waterways converge at Ticonderoga. Long before the region became important to European powers, Native Americans made a portage here for carrying canoes and gear between Lake George and Lake Champlain. The five-mile-long La Chute River flows out of Lake George, (behind the mountain to your left), and joins Lake Champlain in the estuary below. The river, whose name means “the falls” in French, powered a French sawmill during construction of Fort Carillon . . . — Map (db m19882) |
| New York (Essex County), Ticonderoga — The Carillon Battlefield |
| | In the mid-18th century, this battlefield was a focal point in the Seven Years’ War, a world war between France and Great Britain. Here the two super-powers struggled for control of the Lake Champlain Lake George water highway, the strategic communication link between New York, the British administrative center, and Montreal, the second largest city of New France. In July of 1758, the British commanded by General James Abercromby, launched an attack on For Carillon (Ticonderoga), the newest . . . — Map (db m9590) |
| New York (Essex County), Ticonderoga — The French Lines |
| | Built by troops under Montcalm July 6-7, 1758. Repaired by American troops 1776. — Map (db m9565) |
| New York (Essex County), Ticonderoga — Through this entrance . . . |
| | 1776 1929 Through this entrance to the place D’Armes of the fort have passed George Washington, Ethan Allen, Benjamin Franklin, Seth Warner, Benedict Arnold, Major Robert Rogers, Horatio Gates, The Marquis de Montcalm, Anthony Wayne, The Duc de Levis, Arthur St. Clair, Sir Jeffrey Amherst, Henry Knox, Sir Guy Carleton, Philip Schuyler, Major John Andre, Richard Montgomery, Sir John Burgoyne, Thaddeus . . . — Map (db m9449) |
| New York (Essex County), Ticonderoga — Troops of Colonial Wars at Ticonderoga |
| | In tribute to the heroism of the troops under the unfortunate Maj. Gen’l. James Abercromby in the attack on the French lines, July 8th, 1758, to mark the capture of Fort Carillon by Lieut. Gen’l. Sir Jeffrey Amherst July 27th, 1759 and, to record the names of the British and American military units which served in the Colonial Wars at Ticonderoga. This monument is erected by the Society of Colonial Wars 1949 — Map (db m9585) |
| New York (Montgomery County), Fort Johnson — Fort Johnson, 1749 |
| | Third Mohawk Valley House
built by Sir William
Johnson. Important military
post and Indian Council
place of 1754-60 — Map (db m5689) |
| New York (Orange County), Port Jervis — Cole’s Fort |
| | Built 1755, in French and Indian War, by New Jersey which claimed this area. Home of Wilhelmus Cole settled here about 1730. — Map (db m20519) |
| New York (Saratoga County), Schuylerville — Nov. 28, 1745 |
| | On these grounds the French and Indians killed Capt. Philip Schuyler and 30 others, burning Mills, Stores and 30 houses. June 30, 1747, the garrison of Ft. Saratoga was surprised, when 45 men were tomahawked and scalped. Site of the house of Capt. Schuyler in 1745 and of Gen. Philip Schuyler, U.S.A., in 1777. — Map (db m9298) |
| New York (Sullivan County), Narrowsburg — Fort Delaware / Narrowsburg’s History — Upper Delaware Scenic Byway |
| | < Fort Delaware Side: >
The present day Fort, a replica of the frontier “lower fort” of the Cushetunk settlement of 1755-1785, was originally located six miles up river near Milanville, Pennsylvania. Another fort was situated further up river in the Cushetunk settlement. Fort Delaware is “dedicated to the Connecticut Yankees, who settled in the Delaware Valley.” The first settlers, farmers of English descent who came primarily from eastern Connecticut, . . . — Map (db m23934) |
| New York (Warren County), Lake George — A Common Stone |
| | In memory of common men, this stone, taken from the banks of the Mohawk, was erected as a memorial to those Mohawk Valley men under Wm. Johnson who helped build Fort William Henry in the year 1755. A gift of the people of the Mohawk Valley 1958 — Map (db m9042) |
| New York (Warren County), Lake George — Adirondack Forest Preserve — Lake George Battlefield Park |
| | At a junction along one of the most historic water routes in America, connecting the Hudson River to Lake Champlain, this site witnessed military engagements during both the French and Indian War (1755-1763) and the American Revolution (1775-1783). This park encompasses the sites of several bloody actions, including the 1755 Battle of Lake George, the siege of the entrenched camp by the Marquis de Montcalm’s army in 1757 and the subsequent “massacre” following the surrender of Fort . . . — Map (db m16115) |
| New York (Warren County), Lake George — Battle of Lake George — Sept. 8, 1755 |
| | Right of Monument: Defeat would have opened the road to Albany to the French Back of Monument: 1903 The Society of Colonial Wars erected this monument to commemorate the victory of the colonial forces under General William Johnson and their Mohawk allies under Chief Hendrick over the French regulars commanded by Baron Dieskau with their Canadian and Indian allies Left of Monument:Confidence inspired by this victory was of inestimable value to the American Army in the War of the . . . — Map (db m9410) |
| New York (Warren County), Lake George — Bloody Pond |
| | Here Sept. 8, 1755 (Battle of Lake George) the colonial forces under Lieut. Col. Cole checked the hitherto successful advance of Baron Dieskau and his allies, changing the English rout into ultimate victory. Here likewise on the evening of the same day - Capt. Mc Ginnis assisted by Capt. Folsom with 200 New York and New Hampshire men, fell upon 300 Canadians and Indians encamped near the pond for the night. After a desperate struggle the French force was almost annihilated. Over 200 bodies . . . — Map (db m17376) |
| New York (Warren County), Lake George — Col. Williams Monument |
| | Founder of Williams College — Map (db m17330) |
| New York (Warren County), Lake George — Colonel Ephraim Williams, Jr. |
| | On this site in 1755, Colonel Ephraim Williams, Jr. was buried after his death in the battle called "Bloody Morning Scout," a skirmish that opened the Battle of Lake George. Ephraim Williams, Jr. is best known as the Founder of Williams College, a liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
Outnumbered and ambushed
On September 8, 1775, after the sighting of French and Indians in the area, Colonel Williams, commander of 1,000 New England sodiers and 200 Indians, was sent . . . — Map (db m17329) |
| New York (Warren County), Lake George — Colonial Maritime Heritage — Lake George Battlefield Park |
| | Numerous vessels plied the waters of the lake during the French and Indian War (1755-1763) and the American Revolution (1775-1783). Many of the smaller vessels were constructed elsewhere, while others were constructed at the south end of Lake George employing shipwrights from throughout the colonies. These watercraft consisted largely of bateaux, row galleys, sloops, schooners and radeaux. Today, remnants of these warships lie on the lake bottom, sunk during enemy action, or scuttled as a means . . . — Map (db m16114) |
| New York (Warren County), Lake George — Fort George — • • 1759 • • |
| | In the State Park to the left are the ruins of old Fort George. About here in 1755 the French under Baron Dieskau were defeated by the British Colonials under Sir William Johnson. — Map (db m9413) |
| New York (Warren County), Lake George — Lake George — Historic New York |
| | The natural route by water and portage between the St. Lawrence River and the Hudson River traversed Lake George. Christened Lac du Saint Sacrement in 1646 by the Jesuit missionary, Isaac Jogues, it was renamed in 1755 by Sir William Johnson to honor King George II.
Above the outlet of Lake George, over-looking Lake Champlain, the French in 1755 built Fort Carillon (Ticonderoga), which became a military objective during the colonial conflicts between the English and the French. Fort . . . — Map (db m18102) |
| New York (Warren County), Lake George — Memorial to Four Unknown Soldiers |
| | A Memorial to Four Unknown Soldiers --------------- who fell September 8, 1755 on the Bloody Morning Scout led by Col. Ephraim Williams and King Hendrick against the French and Indians under Baron Dieskau. The remains were disinterred in building a state highway in 1931 and reburied under this monument. Erected by State Education and Conservation Departments and New York State Historical Association 1935 — Map (db m9049) |
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