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

Fort Carillon

 
 
Fort Carillon Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 11, 2008
1. Fort Carillon Marker
Inscription.
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.

 
Erected 1933 by State of New York.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and CastlesMilitaryNotable PlacesWar, French and IndianWar, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1939.
 
Location. 43° 50.487′ N, 73° 23.296′ W. Marker is in Ticonderoga, New York, in Essex County. Marker can be reached from Sandy Redoubt, on the right when traveling east. Marker is on the west wall near the entrance of Fort Ticonderoga. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ticonderoga NY 12883, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Colonel John Brown (a few steps from this marker); Split 13-inch Mortar (a few steps from this marker); History of Fort Ticonderoga (within shouting distance of this marker); 150th Anniversary of the Capture of This Fort (within
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shouting distance of this marker); 200th Anniversary of Washington’s Inspection (within shouting distance of this marker); Through this entrance . . . (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel Ethan Allen (within shouting distance of this marker); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ticonderoga.
 
Also see . . .  Fort Ticonderoga National Historic Landmark. Fort website entry (Submitted on July 22, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 
 
Marker at Fort Ticonderoga image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 11, 2008
2. Marker at Fort Ticonderoga
Fort Carillon was renamed Fort Ticonderoga in 1758, during the French and Indian War, after the British defeated the French forces stationed here.
Inside Fort Carillon image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 11, 2008
3. Inside Fort Carillon
These are the officers’ barracks of Fort Carillon. The doorway at the top of the stairs in the center of the photo was where Ethan Allen demanded that British Captain Delaplace surrender the fort under the authority of "the Great Jehovah and the Continental Congress," on May 10, 1775. The quote is probably apocryphal, since the Continental Congress had not yet met at that time.
Southwest Bastion of Fort Carillon image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 11, 2008
4. Southwest Bastion of Fort Carillon
Mt. Defiant can be seen in the background. The British placed cannons on these heights in 1777, forcing the American troops to evacuate the fort.
Reenactment image. Click for full size.
Photographed By S B
5. Reenactment
west of fort
Soldier Life at Fort Carillon image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 10, 2018
6. Soldier Life at Fort Carillon
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,530 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 22, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.   5. submitted on February 20, 2012, by S B of Sacramento, California.   6. submitted on November 11, 2018, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.

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