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

Tower Avenue Grindstones

 
 
Tower Avenue Grindstones Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 28, 2005
1. Tower Avenue Grindstones Marker
Inscription.
The grindstones lining this street were used by the early mills operating in the 1800’s. The mills were located in the entire area of the falls on the La Chute River. They were salvaged by Vincent Strebe and erected in 1978.

International Paper Company

 
Erected 1978 by International Paper Company.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceMan-Made FeaturesSettlements & Settlers.
 
Location. 43° 50.956′ N, 73° 25.286′ W. Marker is in Ticonderoga, New York, in Essex County. Marker is at the intersection of Tower Avenue and Mccormick Street, on the right when traveling north on Tower Avenue. Marker and subject grindstones are located beside the sidewalk, on the east side of Tower Avenue, just north of the Ticonderoga Heritage Museum and Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 137 Montcalm Street, 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. Rivière de La Chute (within shouting distance of this marker); Lakes to Locks Passage (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Lakes to Locks Passage (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Grand Carry Landing (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hon. Clayton Harris DeLano (about 400 feet away); Crossroads of a Community (about 400 feet away); Sharing the Flow (about 500 feet away); 1756 French Saw Mill on La Chute River (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ticonderoga.
 
More about this marker. This is a painted wooden marker, mounted at eye-level on a wooden post.
 
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. La Chute Riverwalk, Ticonderoga Bicentennial Park
 
Also see . . .  The La Chute River Walk. Pride of Ticonderoga website entry:
This River Walk Trail celebrates the extraordinary variety of industries that clustered around the waterfalls and rapids that punctuate the river’s course through town. Beginning at the Ticonderoga Heritage Museum, located in the office built by Ticonderoga Pulp and Paper Company in 1888, the trail loops around Bicentennial Park, a vast expanse of waterfront greenery reclaimed from the sprawling paper mill and its wood yard. The Trail continues past pulp mill grindstones, the historic Frazier Bridge
Tower Avenue Grindstones Marker (<i>wide view; looking north along Tower Avenue</i>) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 28, 2005
2. Tower Avenue Grindstones Marker (wide view; looking north along Tower Avenue)
(1879; restored 2008) and a whirlpool, where the river takes a sharp bend, to the Richards dam, where water still flows through a former pulp mill flume gate. (Submitted on October 20, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.) 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 184 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 20, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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