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Photographer: Bill Coughlin
Taken: July 13, 2008
Caption: Marker in Fort Edward
Additional Description: Fort Edward was known as the "Great Carrying Place" because Indians had to carry their canoes from the Hudson River to Lake Champlain through this area. It was the site of several Forts built during Queen Anne's War and the French and Indian War. It also played a part in the Revolutionary War.
Submitted: July 17, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
Database Locator Identification Number: p28569
File Size: 0.914 Megabytes

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