Ticonderoga in Essex County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Breaking Ground
The space within these walls became known as the “King’s Garden,” a reference to the jardin du Roi planted by the French defenders of Carillon. Around 1920 Sarah hired Marian Cruger Coffinto design a new garden plan. Coffin was a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and one of the first practicing female landscape architects in the United States.
Coffin’s carefully planned garden became a place of quiet retreat for the Pell family, removed from activity of the reconstructed fort. It was also a place of entertainment for distinguished visitors and guests. Guided tours of the garden were offered to the public for the first time in 1967. In the late 1990s the garden was restored to follow Coffin’s original plan from the 1920s.
The restored King’s Garden opened daily to the public for the first time in 2001. Today the garden is maintained according to Coffin’s design, a living reminder of yet another era of Ticonderoga’s rich history.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Man-Made Features.
Location. 43° 50.511′ N, 73° 23.102′ W. Marker is in Ticonderoga, New York, in Essex County. Marker is at the King's Garden on the grounds 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. Lord & Burnham Estate Greenhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Breaking Ground (within shouting distance of this marker); Garrison Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic English Gate (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Layered Legacy (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named A Layered Legacy (about 500 feet away); French Bake Ovens, 1757 (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named French Bake Ovens, 1757 (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ticonderoga.
More about this marker. The upper left of the marker features a photograph of Sarah G. T. Pell in front of Alfred Bossom’s garden wall around 1920.
At the lower right of the marker is a Mid-20th century postcard showing the King’s Garden in bloom, looking west towards the fort.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2018, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 159 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 14, 2018, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.