On New York State Route 9N at U.S. 9, on the left when traveling east on New York State Route 9N.
Dedicated to the soldiers of Col. Ephraim Williams's detachment and their Mohawk allies who died September 8, 1755 during this engagement when ambushed by French forces approximately 2 miles south of this site on the Old Military Road. Among the . . . — — Map (db m138549) WM
On Lake George Glens Falls Road (U.S. 9) at Farm to Market Road (County Route 149), on the right when traveling north on Lake George Glens Falls Road.
Here Sept. 8, 1755 (Battle of Lake George) the colonial forces under Lieut. Col. Cole checked the hitherto successful advance of Baron Dieskau and his allies, changing the English rout into ultimate victory. Here likewise on the evening of the same . . . — — Map (db m17376) HM
On Glens Falls Lake George Road (U.S. 9) 0.4 miles north of State Route 149 intersection (U.S. 149), on the left when traveling north.
On this site in 1755, Colonel Ephraim Williams, Jr. was buried after his death in the battle called "Bloody Morning Scout," a skirmish that opened the Battle of Lake George. Ephraim Williams, Jr. is best known as the Founder of Williams College, a . . . — — Map (db m17329) HM
On Beach Road at Fort George Road, on the right when traveling east on Beach Road.
Numerous vessels plied the waters of the lake during the French and Indian War (1755-1763) and the American Revolution (1775-1783). Many of the smaller vessels were constructed elsewhere, while others were constructed at the south end of Lake George . . . — — Map (db m16114) HM
On Fort George Road, on the left when traveling south.
In the State Park to the left are the ruins of old Fort George. About here in 1755 the French under Baron Dieskau were defeated by the British Colonials under Sir William Johnson. — — Map (db m9413) HM
Near Fort George Road, on the left when traveling south.
A Memorial to Four Unknown Soldiers --------------- who fell September 8, 1755 on the Bloody Morning Scout led by Col. Ephraim Williams and King Hendrick against the French and Indians under Baron Dieskau. The remains were disinterred in building a . . . — — Map (db m9049) HM
On Beach Road at Lake George Road, on the left when traveling east on Beach Road.
During the French and Indian War, British and Procincial troops used a dock near here for loading soldiers, artillery, and supplies. — — Map (db m9424) HM
Near Beach Road, on the right when traveling east.
This was the flagstaff bastion. During the early days of the bombardment, a French projectile severed a pulley on one of the poles, causing the English flag to fall. One of the carpenters rushed to repair the damage, but as he climbed the pole, had . . . — — Map (db m15801) HM
Near Beach Road, on the right when traveling east.
This bastion suffered the heaviest damage from Montcalm’s artillery. Here a howitzer shell landed on an ammunition box killing or wounding 16, including a "provincial Officer who was never heard of but part of his coat was found." Each night the . . . — — Map (db m15802) HM
On Beach Road at Fort George Road, on the left when traveling east on Beach Road.
has been designated a National Historic Landmark This vessel possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. Built by British and provincial forces in 1758, the seven-gun, 26-oar French and Indian War . . . — — Map (db m16116) HM
Near Canada Street (U.S. 9), on the right when traveling north.
This plaque commemorates the memory of those officers, N.C.O.s and men of the 35th Regiment of Foot (now the Royal Sussex Regiment), their wives and families who lost their lives during the defence of Fort William Henry, and the subsequent massacre . . . — — Map (db m9043) HM
Near Beach Road, on the right when traveling east.
The original entrance to the fort was under this bastion. A road led to it from the vicinity of the old Railroad Station and Steamboat dock. About a quarter mile away, the rising hill of tall pines marks the site of the Battle of Lake George. This . . . — — Map (db m15806) HM
Near Beach Road, on the right when traveling east.
You are looking at the general area of the cemetery which encompassed most of the parking area and extended across Canada Street. Many soldiers died from wounds inflicted during battle, but most deaths were related to infection and disease. In 1842, . . . — — Map (db m15805) HM
On Fort George Road, on the left when traveling south.
In September 1755, a Colonial army commanded by Major General William Johnson camped on this location in preparation for an advance against the French Fortress of St. Frederic at Crown Point on Lake Champlain. On September 8, a French force . . . — — Map (db m16035) HM
On Glenwood Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
So called because midway between Forts Edward and
William Henry. From 1755 to 1780 it was the scene of many bloody skirmishes, surprises, and ambushes. Here the French and Indians inflicted two horrible massacres upon the English and Colonials, . . . — — Map (db m18477) HM
On Lake Shore Drive (New York State Route 9N) just north of Spring Hill Lane, on the left when traveling south.
The natural route by water and portage between the St. Lawrence River and the Hudson River traversed Lake George. Christened Lac du Saint Sacrement in 1646 by the Jesuit missionary, Isaac Jogues, it was renamed in 1755 by Sir William Johnson to . . . — — Map (db m270971) HM
On Lake Shore Drive (U.S. 9N), on the left when traveling south.
The natural route by water and portage between the St. Lawrence River and the Hudson River traversed Lake George. Christened Lac du Saint Sacrement in 1646 by the Jesuit missionary, Isaac Jogues, it was renamed in 1755 by Sir William Johnson . . . — — Map (db m126225) HM
On Beach Road (County Route 51), on the right when traveling west.
It Was In 1646
Father Isaac Jogues First Glimpsed The
Body of Water He Called
"Lac Du St. Sacrement."
The 32 Mile Long Lake Was Later Renamed In Honor Of King George II of England. Its Natural Beauty Has Caused Many to Term It The "Queen . . . — — Map (db m98319) HM
On Empire State Trail (State Highway 22) 1 mile south of Clemons Center Road, on the left when traveling south.
The following account is taken from the 18th century Journal of Robert Rogers and took place near this spot. On June 28, 1756 Captain Robert Rogers left Fort William Henry, with fifty of his Rangers, in five whale boats, on a mission to . . . — — Map (db m261994) HM
On Rogers Island Road 0.3 miles south of Highway 197, on the right when traveling south.
Founder and Commanding Officer of Rogers' Rangers in the French and Indian War.
Author, in October of 1757 on this site, of the Rules of Ranging, which have been in use by the U.S. Army since that time.
Rogers' Rangers Standing . . . — — Map (db m18108) HM
On Old Fort Street, on the left when traveling west.
This boulder marks the site of Old Fort Edward 1755 – 1780 Erected by the Jane McCrea Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution 1914 — — Map (db m9266) HM
On Rogers Island Road 0.3 miles south of Highway 197, on the right when traveling south.
This monument is dedicated to the members of the British expeditionary forces stationed at Fort Edward and Rogers Island during the French and Indian Wars. 1755 - 1763
-Progenitors of Independence- — — Map (db m17793) HM
On Rogers Island Road 0.3 miles south of Highway 197, on the right when traveling south.
Bivouac Area
Major Robert Rogers and his
ten Ranger Companies during
the French and Indian Wars
1755 - 1759
Site of
Fort Nicholson 1709
Fort Lydius 1731
Fort Lyman . . . — — Map (db m17776) HM
On Rogers Island Drive, on the right when traveling south.
"These volunteers I formed into a company by themselves, and took the more immediate command and management of them to myself; and for their benefit and instruction reduced into writing the following rules or plan of discipline,
which, on various . . . — — Map (db m134563) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 4), on the left when traveling north.
This monument is erected to commemorate the sacrifice of the lives of Sixteen Soldiers who were massacred July, 1758, by a band of hostile Indians in the park which was then only a path in the wilderness. The sixteen soldiers, with a teamster, a . . . — — Map (db m9341) HM
On Broadway (U.S. 4), on the right when traveling south.
Erected by Patrick Smyth about 1767 of timber taken from Fort Edward. The first tavern and scene of the first court in Charlotte County. Headquarters of Schuyler – Arnold – Burgoyne – Stark – 1777. Oldest house in . . . — — Map (db m9357) HM
On Rogers Island Drive at Bridge Street, on the right when traveling north on Rogers Island Drive.
Fort Edward was located in Dutch Territory on
the ancient Native American route through the
Hudson and Champlain Valleys. A trading post
was built in the 1730s by JH Lydius. Fort
Edward (1755) was one of the largest military
fortifications in . . . — — Map (db m274260) HM
The area on the Hudson River which is now known as Fort Edward was once positioned between the British Colonies to the south, and the colonies of New France to the north. In the mid-eighteenth century, tensions between the British and French were . . . — — Map (db m134641) HM
Fort Edward lay on the shipping route between New York City and Canada via the Hudson River and Lakes George and Champlain. The British colonial government fortified it in 1755 during the French and Indian War. Patt Smyth came to oversee the fort . . . — — Map (db m11764) HM
Near Broadway (U.S. 4), on the right when traveling north.
One evening, Duncan Campbell, Laird of Inverawe, was disturbed by a knock on his door. surprised to confront a desperate highlander seeing refuge. He had killed a man and had Duncan swear on his dirk that he would protect him according to ancient . . . — — Map (db m136216) HM
On New York State Route 31, on the right when traveling east.
In 1722 a blockhouse was built here by an expedition sent by
Governor William Burnet of the Province of New York. The site was
the location of an earlier French trading post, on the trail
leading from Sodus Bay. During the French and Indian War, . . . — — Map (db m131857) HM
On State Highway 31, on the right when traveling east.
This replica blockhouse was constructed 1975-76, as a
Bicentennial project, with donations from local businesses
It is built to resemble the original blockhouse, described as
being about 12 feet by 18 feet in dimension, two stories in
height . . . — — Map (db m131867) HM
On New York State Route 14, on the left when traveling east.
Lakeside Camp. Prideaux's army encamped here at Sodus Bay on the evening of July 1st, 1759. They were formed on the lake the following morning by 6:00 to continue their expedition. Each boat was numbered and each man, whether officer or . . . — — Map (db m79631) HM
Near Council Ground Access Road 0.2 miles west of Park Road.
Mary Jemison (1743-1833) was born during a voyage from Ireland to the United States [sic]. Captured during the French and Indian War, she was adopted into the Seneca Nation and chose to remain a Seneca, marrying and raising a family in the Genesee . . . — — Map (db m76358) HM
This log house which originally stood on the Gardeau Flats by the Genesee River was built about 1800 by Mary Jemison, "The White Woman of the Genesee," for her second daughter, Nancy. In a nearby cabin, also built by her, she lived about 35 years. . . . — — Map (db m76137) HM
Near Council Grounds Access Road 0.2 miles west of Park Road.
[front]
To the Memory of Mary Jemison, Whose home during more than seventy years of a life of strange vicissitude was among the Senecas upon the banks of this river, and whose history, inseparately connected with that of this valley has caused . . . — — Map (db m76359) HM
On Tanglewood Park Road at River Birch Creek, on the right when traveling south on Tanglewood Park Road.
William Johnson
Built a fort of huge logs at this place about 1757 to protect his family and neighbors from attack by the Indians
Erected by his Descendants
1956 — — Map (db m54396) HM
Near Bethabara Road, on the right when traveling east.
In the late 1750s Indian hostilities spread through Bethabara and the surrounding area. When the palisade fort was built, these bastions offered good defense by allowing a man to see up and down each side of the fort. Night watch duty was assigned . . . — — Map (db m53490) HM
On Bethabara Road east of Bethania Station Road, on the right when traveling east.
About Bethabara
A City of Winston-Salem park and National Historic Landmark, Bethabara is the site of the first Moravian settlement in North Carolina. In 1753, fifteen Moravians set out on a long journey down the Great Wagon Road . . . — — Map (db m162106) HM
Near Bethabara Road, on the right when traveling east.
The French and Indian War (1754-63) prompted the peaceful Moravians, in the midst of busy harvest time and in only 18 days, to build a five-sided palisade around the central part of the community. Later, such fortifications were added to the mill . . . — — Map (db m53517) HM
On Bethabara Rd., on the left when traveling north.
The only French and Indian War Fort in the Southeast reconstructed on its original site. This five-sided palisade was built around the central part of the community for protection from Indian aggression. A second fort was located at the Mill Site on . . . — — Map (db m162107) HM
On Bethabara Road 0.1 miles south of Bethania Station Road, on the right when traveling south.
The French and Indian War was part of the Great War for Empire that spanned the globe from 1754 to 1763. It originated as a struggle between two European powers, France and England, and spread to the colonies under their influence. The war would . . . — — Map (db m234123) HM
On Fort Dobbs Road, on the right when traveling west.
At the beginning of the French and Indian War, the Cherokee and their British neighbors were close allies. That changed due to the tragic events which transpired in 1758. Several hundred Cherokee warriors participated in the 1758 Forbes . . . — — Map (db m198689) HM
On East Broad Street east of North Tradd Street (U.S. 21/64), in the median.
About two miles north of this spot stood Fort Dobbs erected in 1755 by Captain Hugh Waddell and named for Arthur Dobbs, royal governor of North Carolina. The fort was 53 feet long, 40 feet wide and 24½ feet high containing three floors, from which . . . — — Map (db m262927) HM
On Fort Dobbs Road 1 mile west of U.S. 21, on the right when traveling west.
Directed construction of Fort Dobbs in 1756 while in command of Provincial forces. Irish born, Waddell was in North Carolina by 1754. During French & Indian War, he led troops to Pennsylvania in 1758 and repulsed Cherokee attack on Fort Dobbs in . . . — — Map (db m51008) HM
Near Fort Dobbs Road, on the right when traveling west.
When the blockhouse ceased to exist, the site of Fort Dobbs was transformed into farmland. Soil from a century of plowing gradually filled in the fort's outer ditch and most of its cellar.
However, knowledge and of interest in the old fort . . . — — Map (db m198642) HM
Near Fort Dobbs Road, on the right when traveling west.
When war erupted between the colonial possessions of England and France in 1754, North Carolina was in a poor state of defense. Gov. Arthur Dobbs sent to London for one thousand muskets to arm local militia companies and full-time provincial . . . — — Map (db m198637) HM
Near Fort Dobbs Road 0.3 miles west of Natures Trail, on the right when traveling west.
While Fort Dobbs was constructed to ward off attacks by French-allied natives, it was only attacked once in its history: during the Anglo-Cherokee War. On the night of February 27, 1760, a party of Cherokee arrived at the fort. For several . . . — — Map (db m198657) HM
On Georgia Road (U.S. 441) 0.1 miles north of Mulberry Road, on the right when traveling north.
In the French and Indian War Col. Grant's force of whites, Chickasaws, and Catawbas defeated the Cherokee warriors near here, June, 1761. — — Map (db m73917) HM
On Georgia Road (U.S. 23/411) at Sam Seagle Road (County Route 1109), on the right when traveling south on Georgia Road.
In the French and Indian War, the Cherokees defeated a colonial and British force from N.Y. under Colonel Montgomery near here, June, 1760. — — Map (db m80208) HM
On Princess Street just east of North 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east.
This public area perpetuates the name of Colonel James Innes A fearless and brave New Hanover County soldier, he served against the Spanish forces at Cartagena, Colombia, in 1740, and in 1754 commanded the Colonial forces in the . . . — — Map (db m224905) HM
On Stony Hill Road at Hillsborough Road, on the right when traveling east on Stony Hill Road.
Born in Pennsylvania about 1736. Served in Virginia Provincial Forces against Indians. Vestryman of the Parish-Church Warden. Chairman County Court. Major Orange County Militia. Member North Carolina Assembly, 1760-1768. Instrumental in establishing . . . — — Map (db m286315) HM
Near 45th Street South just south of 15th Avenue South, on the right when traveling south.
On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States. Born in 1732, into a Virginia planter family, he learned the morals, . . . — — Map (db m238197) HM
On Grand Street near Pavillion Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported damaged.
Records in his diary, that, on November 7, 1770, he camped "above the Great Hockhocking River," on his return up the Ohio River, while selecting lands for soldiers of Virginia, who served in the French and Indian War. — — Map (db m316303) HM
On Lower Valley Pike at South Tecumseh Road, on the right when traveling west on Lower Valley Pike.
Clark's army of Kentuckians approached from the south around 2:30 p.m., seeing the Indian towns after fording the Mad River. Clark dispatched Colonel John Logan and his men along the south bank of the Mad in order to cut off the Indians' route of . . . — — Map (db m299517) HM
On Lower Valley Pike at South Tecumseh Road, on the right when traveling west on Lower Valley Pike.
"By this time the brass Six-pounder, taken by Clarke at Vincennes, was brought up & put into position. The men were formed on an elevation above the fort into a hollow-square, excepting Logan and his regt. The cannon was fired a dozen or 15 . . . — — Map (db m299518) HM
On Lake Rd (U.S. 6), on the left when traveling east.
The Treaty of Paris, 1763, did not prevent Indians, led by Pontiac, from destroying forts along Lake Erie, such as Sandusky and Presque Isle.
The English sent Colonel John Bradstreet to Detroit to "Awe" Pontiac. He led the largest force ever . . . — — Map (db m78467) HM
On East River Drive (Ohio Route 424) 0.2 miles east of North Clinton Street ( Route 66), on the right when traveling east.
Pontiac Birthplace
»»««
Here, in 1712, was born the
Great Indian chief who in-
cited Pontiac’s Conspiracy.
He federated the tribes and
with the aid of the French
threatened British suprem-
acy. Killed in Illinois . . . — — Map (db m28350) HM
On Southgate Parkway (Ohio Route 209) at Turner Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Southgate Parkway.
In memory of
The Founders Of Cambridge
June Second 1806
and of the pioneers of this region.
Northwest Territory 1787 •
Washington County 1788 •
Survey of Military Lands 1796 •
This 4000 acre tract patented 1801 •
State of . . . — — Map (db m209849) HM
On North Main Street at Township Road, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
Killbuck was a tribal leader of the turtle clan of the Unami branch of the Delaware Indians. He became a chief when his grandfather, Newcomer, died in 1776. Killbuck's Delaware name was Gelelemend, which translates to English as "leader." He was . . . — — Map (db m280959) HM
On Detroit Avenue at River Road, on the right when traveling north on Detroit Avenue.
This Tablet
Marks the Path
Made previous to the
French and Indian War
By the Indians
Who called it
THE GREAT TRAIL
It extended from Detroit to
Pittsburg and was used by the
French and British and by
General Harrison in 1812. . . . — — Map (db m21882) HM
On North Detroit Avenue at Cherry Street, on the right when traveling north on North Detroit Avenue.
This tablet marks the path made previous to the French and Indian War by the Indians who called it the Great Trail. It extended from Detroit to Pittsburgh and was used by the French and British and by General Harrison in 1812. It was regarded as . . . — — Map (db m27216) HM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 38) at High Street (U.S. 42) when traveling west on Main Street.
White stone marker:
This memorial dedicated in memory of all those of Madison County who served our nation in time of war
World War I
Apr. 6, 1917 Nov. 11, 1918
World War II
Dec. 7, 1941 Dec. 31, 1946 . . . — — Map (db m40194) HM
On North Hardin Road 0.1 miles north of Route 66, on the right when traveling north.
[Top half of Marker]
Erected 1898 by the Piqua Chapter,
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution in commemoration of
the last Battle of the French and
Indian War, fought near this spot,
1763.
[Bottom half of . . . — — Map (db m26824) HM
On North Hardin Road 0.1 miles north of Route 66, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
In the mid-1700s, France found its influence waning among midwestern tribes as it contested for Native American trade and military alliances with Great Britain. Shortly after Miami Chief Memeskia (also known as Old Britain or La Demoiselle) moved . . . — — Map (db m278621) HM
On Fulton Street 0 miles south of Rohde Drive, on the left when traveling south.
South face:Fort Sites
Here near the peninsula carrying place where earlier British traders may have had a post, French soldiers built in 1750 and 1751 a small palisaded fort later called "Sandoski." Lt. deLery reported . . . — — Map (db m241269) HM
On Fulton Street 0 miles south of Rohde Drive, on the left when traveling south.
Old French War - Pontiac's Conspiracy - Revolutionary War
Northern terminus of the old Indian waterway and land trail the Sandusky-Scioto Route from Lake Erie to the Ohio River used from the earliest records by the Indian . . . — — Map (db m241052) HM
(Marker 1, Native Americans)
During the course of Chillicothe’s history many diverse groups have come to inhabit the area with the earliest being the Native American as early as the late 1600's. During the American Revolution, the Shawnees . . . — — Map (db m14644) HM
On North Front Street, on the right when traveling north.
From the island opposite, Samuel Brady, one of Washington's scouts, sent from Fort Pitt, watched the Indians. On the second trip he was captured but escaped from his burning pyre. — — Map (db m20568) HM
On North Park Street north of Croghan Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Junquindundeh of the Indians, and the Lower Sandusky of the Revolutionary War and War of 1812.
An old neutral town of the Eries used as a refuge on the destruction of the Huron commonwealth by the Iroquois in 1650.
Westernmost . . . — — Map (db m31731) HM
On Court Street east of Justice Street, on the right when traveling west.
British cannon from Commodore Barclay's fleet bombarded Major Croghan in Fort Stephenson August 1 and 2, 1813. General Proctor attempted to capture the fort by assault with his Wellington veterans assisted by Indians under Tecumseh. Major Croghan . . . — — Map (db m18285) HM
On Buckland Avenue at Cleveland Ave., on the left when traveling north on Buckland Avenue. Reported missing.
Roger's Colonial Rangers against the French, 1760. Bradstreet's British army against Pontiac, 1764. Butler's British Rangers against Crawford, 1782. Proctor's British army against Ft. Stephenson, 1813. Called, after the American invasion of Canada . . . — — Map (db m269206) HM
Near Fort Laurens Road Northwest, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
The archaeologists uncovered many clues to how the fort was constructed. It had palisaded walls made of unpeeled logs, 10 to 12 inches in diameter, some of which were split in half. They were placed against the inner wall of a trench averaging 36 . . . — — Map (db m313824) HM
Near Fort Laurens Road Northwest, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
The site of Fort Laurens, which had been farmed, became a state memorial in 1917. In 1968, state funds were appropriated to construct a museum, which was completed in 1971. In 1972, archaeologist R. Michael Gramly began to excavate the site. The . . . — — Map (db m313822) HM
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