Ticonderoga in Essex County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
French Bake Ovens, 1757
Photographed By Michael Herrick, September 15, 2021
1. French Bake Ovens, 1757 Marker
Underneath you are intact bake ovens built by the French army in 1757. The large opening here was a chute that wood could be tossed down to heat them.
The French army quickly built four ovens to bake bread for the troops as they began to fortify the Ticonderoga peninsula. The expansion of the post in 1756 included another two ovens built of brick, just south of the fort. That same year engineers planned another two ovens to be built within the walls of the fort itself to provide the capacity to bake bread even when under siege. Construction on those ovens did not begin until 1757 as other projects took precedence. Buried under many feet of earth to make them bombproof, they have survived almost completely intact.
The dotted line in this detail of Fort Carillon from 1756 depicts the outline of the bake ovens planned within the northeast bastion. The were not completed until 1757.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, French and Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1757.
Location. 43° 50.507′ N, 73° 23.227′ W. Marker is in Ticonderoga, New York, in Essex County. Memorial can be reached from Sandy Redoubt, 1.7 miles east of Fort Ti Road, on the right when traveling east. Located in Fort Ticonderoga. Touch for map.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named French Bake Ovens, 1757 (here, next to this marker); Magasin du Roi, 1756 (a few steps from this marker); Preservation and Restoration at Ticonderoga (within shouting distance of this marker); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); 200th Anniversary of Washington’s Inspection (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel Ethan Allen (within shouting distance of this marker); Through this entrance . . . (within shouting distance of this marker); 150th Anniversary of the Capture of This Fort (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ticonderoga.
Also see . . .
1. Fort Ticonderoga. (Submitted on March 19, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Fort Carillon (Wikipedia). (Submitted on March 19, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
3. Fort Ticonderoga (Wikipedia). (Submitted on March 19, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
4. Fort Ticonderoga/Mount Independence National Historic Landmark - National Park Service. Download National Historic Landmark documentation (Submitted on February 6, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed By Michael Herrick, September 15, 2021
2. French Bake Ovens, 1757 Marker
Photographed By Michael Herrick, September 15, 2021
3. French Bake Ovens, 1757 Marker
The stairs lead down to the ovens.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 154 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 19, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
