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

Liberty Monument

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 12, 2008

1. Front (east) of Liberty Monument Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

For hastening to set a crown of freedom on this new land
we lie possessed of praise that grows not old.

And here were men coequal with their fate
who did great things unconscious they were great.
Back of Monument:
Champlain – Iroquois
1609
Montcalm – Abercrombie
1758
Amherst – Bourlamque
1759
Ethan Allen – Delaplace
1775
Burgoyne – St. Clair
1777
Powell – Brown
1777

“lulled are the passion and the pain
the legend and the race remain”

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Native Americans • War, French and Indian • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1609.

Location. 43° 50.896′ N, 73° 26.094′ W. Marker is in Ticonderoga, New York, in Essex County. Marker is on Moses Circle. Marker is located in Moses Circle, in the intersection of Route 9N, Montcalm Street and Lord Howe Street. 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

Back (west) of Liberty Monument Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 12, 2008

2. Back (west) of Liberty Monument Marker

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marker. Hancock House (within shouting distance of this marker); Grace Leach (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Richards' Dam (approx. half a mile away); "C-Dam" (approx. half a mile away); Anatomy of the River (approx. half a mile away); Men of Ticonderoga (approx. 0.6 miles away); Island Mill (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hon. Clayton Harris DeLano (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ticonderoga.

More about this monument. The Liberty Monument at Moses Circle depicts an Indian, a French soldier, a Royal Highlander and a Green Mountain boy around the base and a statue of Liberty on top.

Also see . . . The Ticonderoga Historical Society. Society website homepage (Submitted on January 24, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Liberty Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 12, 2008

3. Liberty Monument

Closeup of Liberty Monument image. Click for full size.

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4. Closeup of Liberty Monument

French Soldier image. Click for full size.

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5. French Soldier

Royal Highlander image. Click for full size.

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6. Royal Highlander

Green Mountain Boy image. Click for full size.

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7. Green Mountain Boy

Iroquois Indian image. Click for full size.

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8. Iroquois Indian

Liberty Monument Detail image. Click for full size.

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9. Liberty Monument Detail

This detail on the south side of the monument shows Fort Ticonderoga.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 12, 2008

10. Liberty Monument Detail

This detail on the north side of the Liberty Monument shows the artist's mark: Charles Keck, sculptor 1924.

Liberty Monument Plaque image. Click for full size.

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11. Liberty Monument Plaque

To commemorate the
successive struggles in and about
Ticonderoga
by the
Indian – French – English
and
American nations

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 12, 2008

12. Liberty Monument Plaque

Given by
Horace A. Moses
native of Ticonderoga
because of his love
for this historic spot
1924

Hancock House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 12, 2008

13. Hancock House

The Hancock House is located across the street from the Liberty Monument. It is the home of the Ticonderoga Historical Society and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,918 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. submitted on January 24, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.