Fort Ticonderoga Marker

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Ticonderoga in Essex County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Fort Ticonderoga
Historic New York

Historic New York Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Coughlin, July /11/2008

1. Historic New York Marker

Inscription. 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 next year Jeffery Amherst’s troops captured Carillon and forced the French to retreat from Lake Champlain. The British renamed the fortress Fort Ticonderoga.

During the American Revolution, Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys captured Ticonderoga in a surprise attack, May 10, 1775. Cannon hauled from Ticonderoga to Boston helped George Washington drive the British from that city. In July, 1777, General Burgoyne’s invading army overwhelmed the American fort, and Ticonderoga again became British. Americans unsuccessfully attacked the fort in September, 1777; later the British abandoned it.

In 1816, William Ferris Pell acquired the fort. His descendants began its restoration and in 1909 opened Ticonderoga to the public. Now the Fort Ticonderoga Association maintains the historic fort and its military museum.

Erected

Marker at Fort Ticonderoga Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Coughlin, July 11, 2008

2. Marker at Fort Ticonderoga

Marker is located near the entrance to Fort Ticonderoga, on the shore of Lake Champlain.

1967 by New York State Education Department.

Location. 43° 50.539′ N, 73° 23.343′ W. Marker is in Ticonderoga, New York, in Essex County. Marker is on Sandy Redoubt, on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is in the picnic area near the entrance to Fort Ticonderoga off Route 74. Marker is in this post office area: Ticonderoga NY 12883, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fort Carillon (about 400 feet away, in a direct line); Colonel John Brown (about 400 feet away); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (about 500 feet away); 200th Anniversary of Washington’s Inspection (about 500 feet away); 150th Anniversary of the Capture of This Fort (about 500 feet away); Through this entrance . . . (about 500 feet away); Colonel Ethan Allen (about 500 feet away); Troops of Colonial Wars at Ticonderoga (approx. 0.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Ticonderoga.

Also see . . . Fort Ticonderoga National Historic Landmark. (Submitted on July 12, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)

Fort Ticonderoga Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Coughlin, July 11, 2008

3. Fort Ticonderoga Marker

Entrance to Fort Ticonderoga Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Coughlin, July 11, 2008

4. Entrance to Fort Ticonderoga

Many famous historical people have passed through this entrance. These include George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Benedict Arnold, Ethan Allen, the Marquis de Moltcalm, Sir John Burgoyne and Henry Knox, among others.