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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Essex County, New York
Elizabethtown is the county seat for Essex County
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A Mining Town On The Hudson
This stretch of the Hudson River valley was occupied by a growing mining community, following the discovery of rich iron ore in 1826, and continuing until 1858.
Mining operations ceased and the village was . . . — — Map (db m147514) HM
Iron Clad Opportunity
McIntyre, McMartin, and
Henderson were convinced from
the first discovery that the ore at
Adirondac was of high quality
and would yield a large quantity
of iron. This opinion was
confirmed by experts, yet the . . . — — Map (db m147867) HM
Finding The Ore Was Only The Beginning The iron deposits along the Upper Hudson were rich and promising, and
mining the ore and smelting it into iron were labor-intensive operations
that occupied a long stretch of the Hudson River and . . . — — Map (db m147480) HM
Original Owner: E. Holloway Coe
In 1916 Walter D. Edmonds, author of Drums Along the Mohawk, occupied this building. Later Club Era occupants were Thomas Williams, and Morris Douw Ferris.
Historical information is from "Documentation . . . — — Map (db m147779) HM
A BORN LEADER
David Henderson was an important driving force
behind the iron making operations and the
construction of the necessary support facilities at
Adirondac. He was resourceful, energetic, smart, and
personable. Unfortunately, . . . — — Map (db m148607) HM
LIVING OFF THE LAND
Surviving and iron making in the harsh wilderness took a combination of resources from the site as well as imports from eastern cities, along with waterpower and hard physical labor.
Community
The small village . . . — — Map (db m148151) HM
Building The New Furnace
Construction began on the "new” furnace in 1849 and was completed in 1854. This furnace was
the last attempt at perfection after 30 years of furnace experimentation. It was called the "new"
furnace because it . . . — — Map (db m147445) HM
A LOOK INSIDE
The water cascading over the wheels, the hissing pistons, and
the exposed gears, connecting rods, and crankshafts must
have made the wheel house a dynamic and noisy place.
Cutaway view shows the inside details of the wheel . . . — — Map (db m148115) HM
Original Owner: Walter Jennings
The only cottage built on the east shore of the Hudson, the cottage was accessed by a footbridge across the river, the abutments are still visible on the river banks.
Later Club Era occupants were Marshall . . . — — Map (db m147429) HM
Original Owner: William F. King
In 1935 this cottage, nicknamed 'Lazy Lodge' was occupied by the wife of W.R.K. Taylor, Sr. Mrs. Taylor may have been the mother of W.R.K Taylor, Jr., who occupied the next cottage to the north. Alexander . . . — — Map (db m147906) HM
This cottage has stood on this site for nearly two centuries; it is the only building that survives from the early mining community. The cottage first housed iron mine owners, later caretakers of the abandoned village, then members of a hunting . . . — — Map (db m147520) HM
1,000s OF BRICKS
Construction of the furnaces and kilns required
a large quantity of bricks, both common bricks,
some of which were made on site, and
firebricks that had to be imported. Piles of
bricks still visible in several locations . . . — — Map (db m147751) HM
EVOLUTION OF THE FURNACE
The "new” furnace, south of the village, was the culmination of 30 years of experimentation aimed at producing high quality iron efficiently. European experts were consulted, and metallurgists were hired to . . . — — Map (db m148153) HM
Original Owner: Tahawus Club
Built in 1847 as a boarding house and remodeled in 1877 to be the Adirondack (Tahawus) Club House. For a time during the Club Era, fish rearing tanks for 100,000 fry
were housed in the rear wing. The deteriorated . . . — — Map (db m147441) HM
Environmental Impact
Men set to work upon first arrival in 1826 altering the landscape to suit their needs.
The forest was cut to expose the ore beds, to clear land for crops, to make lumber for housing, and to make charcoal for the . . . — — Map (db m147905) HM
The Tahawus Club
The Adirondack Club was one of the first hunting clubs in the Adirondacks, formed in 1877, occupying the deserted Village of Adirondac under a lease agreement with the descendants of the iron works. The club members created a . . . — — Map (db m147687) HM
UNBRIDLED AMBITION
These men of influence were financial backers, but they were also active in
all aspects of the iron works from discovery to production. Life-long friends
and business partners, they lived parallel lives that included a . . . — — Map (db m148156) HM
One Settlement, Three Lives
A thriving community was cut into the virgin forest here to support an iron-making operation, but it fell into ruin when the effort failed. Later, one of the first sporting clubs in the Adirondacks rebuilt the . . . — — Map (db m147904) HM
ALL IDEAS WELCOME
Desperation led Henderson and others to devise grand schemes to connect the iron making community to eastern markets over various routes and using several different modes of transport.
RAILROADS
Henderson's and . . . — — Map (db m148152) HM
Original Owner: W.R.K. Taylor Jr.
Built in 1932, Taylor was a third generation resident of the Tahawus Club
community, his father was W.R.K. Taylor, Sr., and his grandfather was
Alexander Taylor. The cottage housed two independent living . . . — — Map (db m147907) HM
This dam gets its name from its position as the third dam down from the outlet of
Lake George. It was the last location to be exploited along the LaChute. This site
required a broad dam high enough to make its power-generating "head” . . . — — Map (db m158318) HM
The Saint Andrews Society of Glens Falls, N.Y. erected this tablet to commemorate the heroic gallantry of the 42d Regiment of Foot better known as “The Royal Highlanders” of “The Black Watch” who on July 8, 1758 lost here in . . . — — Map (db m9561) HM
Sacred to the memory of the gallant Highlanders of the 42nd Regiment of Foot “The Black Watch” From a regiment a thousand strong 205 died and 287 were wounded July 8, 1758 assaulting the French lines on the heights of Carillon - Their . . . — — Map (db m9579) HM
1775 - - - 1925 In commemoration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the capture of this fort May 10th 1775 which was the beginning of the War of the Revolution in the State of New York and in memory of the brave men French, British and . . . — — Map (db m9455) HM
In 1756 the French erected a mill on the river opposite this spot for sawing and preparing timbers used in Fort Carillon, renamed Fort Ticonderoga when captured by General Amherst in 1759.
General Abercromby used the saw mill as his headquarters . . . — — Map (db m125190) HM
This commemorative tablet erected and dedicated in observance of the 200th anniversary of General George Washington’s inspection to Fort Ticonderoga and the Champlain Valley. July 1783 July . . . — — Map (db m9548) HM
Mount Defiance, at 853 feet above sea level, rises 758 feet over the waters of Lake Champlain. The waters of Lake George tumble 220 feet, down 5 waterfalls, into Lake Champlain just below the base of Mount Defiance. The promontory has gone by . . . — — Map (db m193738) HM
British soldiers who chose not to return to England following the Seven Years War mustered out of the army to settle on land they had seen during the campaigns against the French. The sandy loam soil around Streetroad has sustained a diversity of . . . — — Map (db m19722) HM
This fertile plain was once the floor of a prehistoric sea that receded to create Lake Champlain. When the French built Fort Carillon, known to the English as Ticonderoga, these rich lowlands supported a large garden to supplement the . . . — — Map (db m126311) HM
This fertile plain was once the floor of a prehistoric sea that receded to create Lake Champlain. When the French built Fort Carillon, known to the English as Ticonderoga, these rich lowlands supported a large garden to supplement the limited . . . — — Map (db m126329) HM
The La Chute River supplied more than power for the mills. It also connected to Lake Champlain and the wider world. People and goods traveled much more easily by water than by land, so the corridor formed by Lake Champlain, Lake George and the . . . — — Map (db m125180) HM
The LaChute is a river with both a short course and a short history. It cut its way through Ticonderoga only 12,000 years ago, when the waters of the newly-formed Lake George first spilled over a ridge between Mount Defiance'and Cook's Mountain. . . . — — Map (db m157904) HM
Along this site in July, 1759, British forces under Amherst erected an artillery battery to attack the French Fort at Carillon, which they seized and named Fort Ticonderoga. — — Map (db m10078) HM
Inspired by the 18th-century military gardens Sarah G. T. Pell established the first ornamental garden on this site as the fort was being reconstructed. In 1912 Alfred Bossom, who designed the reconstruction, enclosed the flower garden with a . . . — — Map (db m126315) HM
Inspired by the 18th-century military gardens Sarah G. T. Pell established the first ornamental garden on this site as the fort was being reconstructed. In 1912 Alfred Bossom, who designed the reconstruction, enclosed the flower garden with a . . . — — Map (db m126327) HM
Near this spot in 1755-1756 Michel de Chartier de Lotbiniére engineer of Fort Carillon, bridged this stream and harnessed this waterpower for the first time. Sawmills, storehouses and barracks were located here, being within the Seignory of . . . — — Map (db m15590) HM
Site of the original
Carillon Bridge ca. 1755
Called the Long Bridge for over
century, the bridge was officially
named Carillon in 1933. The present
bridge was reconstructed in 1990 by
Reale Construction Co., Inc. — — Map (db m156958) HM
Major post on Lake George, a small palisaded log fort, built in 1756 to defend Fort Carillon from British attack, & named Camp De Contrecoeur, stood in this vicinity. — — Map (db m45104) HM
There is a joy in footing slow across a silent plain, where patriot battle has been fought, when glory was the gain. There is a joy in every spot made known by times of old - new to the feet, through each tale a hundred times be told. - Keats . . . — — Map (db m15591) HM
Chretten! Ce ne fut Point Montcalm et la Prudence ces arbres renverses, ces heros, leurs exploits qui des anglats confus ont Brish l’esperance c’est le bras de ton dieu vainqueur sur cette croix! (Montcalm A Sa Mere, 21 Juillet 1758) Here after . . . — — Map (db m138497) HM
Birthplace & home of Joseph Cook, world famous lecturer and Ticonderoga’s foremost town historian. Cliff Seat, a magnificent 19th century mansion, burned in 1991. — — Map (db m126233) HM
Dedicated to the memory of the gallant band of Patriots led by Colonel Ethan Allen who on the 10th of May, 1775 captured this important fortress and secured for the Americans a valuable base of operations on Lakes George and Champlain. Erected by . . . — — Map (db m9452) HM
of Pittsfield, Mass. killed October 19th, 1780 at Stone Arabia, N.Y. on his thirty-fifth birthday. Was with Ethan Allen, May 10th, 1775. Made a gallant attempt to retake the fort September 17th to 22nd, 1777 but failed owing to the sturdy defence . . . — — Map (db m9484) HM
The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New York erected this tablet to commemorate the colonial battles fought in this vicinity. Champlain with Hurons and Algonquins defeated the Iroquois July 30, 1609 near the shore. Montcalm defeated . . . — — Map (db m9560) HM
From the time of the first land survey of the lower falls in 1822, a bridge has crossed LaChute River here, where Spencer Creek once rejoined the main stream. Eventually, the bridge took its name from the planing mill run by B.F. Frazier on the . . . — — Map (db m158199) HM
Near this spot, July 6, 1758
Lord George Augustus Howe
was killed in a skirmish
preceding Abercrombie’s defeat
by Montcalm at Fort Carillon. — — Map (db m6141) HM
Here are interred the bones of Eighteen Colonial Soldiers found near the Old Military Road in Ticonderoga Village on Nov. 1st 1924 — — Map (db m9650) HM
Built by the French 1755-1758 General James Abercrombie defeated by the Marquis de Montcalm, July 8, 1758 Captured by Sir Jeffery Amherst July 27, 1759 and renamed Fort Ticonderoga Captured by Ethan Allen May 10, 1775 Captured by Sir John Burgoyne . . . — — Map (db m9447) HM
During the 18th century, when nations fought to control the strategic route between the St. Lawrence River in Canada and the Hudson River to the south, the fortification overlooking the outlet of Lake George into Lake Champlain was called “the . . . — — Map (db m9094) HM
Behind this enclosure are intact bake French Bake ovens built by the French army in 1757 The ovens survived the 18th century buried under ten feet of earth placed over them to make them bombproof, and were a popular destination for tourists in . . . — — Map (db m193815) HM WM
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 . . . — — Map (db m193838) HM WM
From this point south, this street follows the route of the Indian carry between the lakes and of Montcalm’s military road traversed by Washington and Franklin during the Revolution. Erected by Ticonderoga Chapter Daughters of the American . . . — — Map (db m9090) HM
Here are buried several hundred officers and men of the American Army, chiefly New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Militia 1775-77. — — Map (db m9582) HM
Eighteenth century soldiers lived largely on portable food. On the march, their diet consisted of flour, rice, dried peas and beans, salted or pickled meat – goods that could travel in bags or barrels without spoiling. In Europe, soldiers . . . — — Map (db m126326) HM
From this fortress went Gen. Henry Knox in the winter of 1775-1776 to deliver to Gen. George Washington at Cambridge the train of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga used to force the British Army to evacuate Boston Erected by The State of New York . . . — — Map (db m9780) HM
Through this place passed Gen. Henry Knox in the winter of 1775-1776 to deliver to Gen. George Washington at Cambridge the train of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga used to force the British Army to evacuate Boston Erected by The State of New York . . . — — Map (db m21046) HM
Through this place passed Gen. Henry Knox in the winter of 1775-1776 to deliver to Gen. George Washington at Cambridge the train of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga used to force the British Army to evacuate Boston Erected by The State of New York . . . — — Map (db m9801) HM
Through this place passed Gen. Henry Knox in the winter of 1775-1776 to deliver to Gen. George Washington at Cambridge the train of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga used to force the British Army to evacuate Boston Erected by The State of New York . . . — — Map (db m9799) HM
To commemorate the heroic gallantry and noble character of George Augustus Viscount Howe Brigadier-General of His Majesty’s Forces in America. Killed near Trout Brook two days before the great battle of Carillon July 6, 1758. His death an . . . — — Map (db m9562) HM
This tablet marks the landing for the grand carry on the Great War Trail between the Indian tribes of the north and south country. It also marks the beginning of that carry between the lakes to avoid the falls and rapids, which later became the . . . — — Map (db m16309) HM
In 1913, Sarah Pell went to Europe looking for artifacts to furnish the King’s Garden and Fort grounds. At a shop in London specializing in historic architectural fragments and antique garden ornaments, she found a set of “leaf work gates of . . . — — Map (db m126312) HM
The tides of history have swept repeatedly through this valley, following the river
that drains Lake George into Lake Champlain, 220 feet below. When forests covered the land, people traveled by water, so this short link between the 33 miles of . . . — — Map (db m158367) HM
Lake Champlain, 125-miles long, flows northward into the Richelieu River which, in turn, flows into the St. Lawrence River. From Ticonderoga, the lake stretches another 25 miles south to its end near present-day Whitehall, New York. During the . . . — — Map (db m126174) HM
TiconderogaThe Lake Champlain Valley has long been at the crossroads of nations and peoples. The name Ticonderoga is a corruption of an Iroquoian word meaning a, “place between two waters,” an acknowledgement of its location which . . . — — Map (db m126401) HM
Tribute to the memory of Hon. Clayton Harris DeLano, LL.B. Christian Gentleman Leading Industrialist Honored Citizen. Born, Ticonderoga, 1836 – Died, 1920 Member of Assembly 1869-71. Active in all movements for advancement of education and . . . — — Map (db m16310) HM
Through this pass to Trout Brook ran an Indian Trail, used by Robert Rogers after Battle on Snowshoes, 1758, on retreat to Fort Wm. Henry — — Map (db m9533) HM
Battling French & Indians and on retreat from Snowshoe Battle in 1758, Rogers' Rangers crossed over this mountain where Rogers staged his legendary escape at Rogers Rock on Lake George. — — Map (db m45765) HM
Ticonderoga Pulp and Paper Company enjoyed such
success that, after just eight years of operation, they were able to build a second mill, capable of doubling production. The new Island Mill got its name from its location on the large island . . . — — Map (db m158327) HM
LaChute River Trail
The Delaware and Hudson Railroad Baldwin Branch
The Baldwin Branch of the Delaware & Hudson Railroad began construction in June 1874 upon the old Baldwin stage route used for years to link steamship connections at . . . — — Map (db m158379) HM
Water Power: From Waterwheel to Industrial Turbine
For centuries, people have been harnessing energy from moving water. In the 1800s and early 1900s, industries flourished here thanks to the falls of La Chute River, which provided an . . . — — Map (db m156435) HM
Ticonderoga
Mohawk Indians gave this place the name it still bears today, meaning "the place between the great waters." Here, a portage for carrying canoes connected Lake George with Lake Champlain long before Europeans identified the . . . — — Map (db m158927) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m15593) HM
Landscape architect Marian Coffin designed a new plan for the King’s Garden in the early 1920s. The plan specified thousands of colorful annuals set amongst perennials. Ms. Coffin’s plans calls for more plants than could possibly be raised in this . . . — — Map (db m126323) HM
On October 3rd, 1889, a workman digging a trench opened by mere accident across the street from this point, a grave which contained the skeleton of a man, and within this grave found, at its head, a stone, now in the Black Watch Library in this . . . — — Map (db m9539) HM
Magasin du Roi, 1756
Mars Education Center, 2008
In May of 1756, French troops began work on two structures flanking the fort's place d'armes, or parade ground. Limestone quarried from the site of the fort was used for stone blocks and burned in . . . — — Map (db m193814) HM WM
In memory of the men of Ticonderoga who offered their lives in defense of their country Side of Monument: The gift of Clayton H. DeLano A lover of his native town — — Map (db m16314) HM
Cannon placed on the summit of Mt. Defiance by British artillery officers under Burgoyne July, 1777 forced evacuation of Ft. Ticonderoga. — — Map (db m21050) HM
In 1758 British officers and engineers examined Ticonderoga's defenses from low on Mount Defiance prior to the July 8th Battle of Carillon. During the battle, Mohawk, Delaware, and Choctaw warriors allied to the British army, positioned themselves . . . — — Map (db m193735) HM
Near this spot stood Louis-Joseph de Gozon Marquis de Montcalm on the 8th of July 1758. With a small force of French troops and Canadian volunteers, he prevented the capture of Fort Carillon by defeating a much superior British and Colonial army . . . — — Map (db m9573) HM
Site of the original Carillon Bridge C. 1755 Called ‘The Long Bridge’ for over a century, the bridge was officially named Carillon in 1933. The present bridge was reconstructed in 1990 by Reale Construction Co., Inc. — — Map (db m15589) HM
Fort Ticonderoga has always been a work-in-progress. As early as 1757 the fort's casemates were found to be leaky and damp. Fort Carillon was still incomplete when it fell to the British in 1759. They renamed the fortification Fort Ticonderoga. The . . . — — Map (db m193840) HM
This marker commemorates the men and women who achieved American independence. These Patriots, believing in the noble cause of liberty, fought valiantly to found a new nation. 1775 - 1783
Presented by New York State Organization
Daughters of . . . — — Map (db m221835) WM
Richards' Dam
At 18 feet, this dam is the lowest of the six surviving dams, but it supported several of the most productive enterprises in Ticonderoga. Of all the mill sites along the River, the Richards Dam alone retains a historical reference . . . — — Map (db m158032) HM
Robert Rogers and 74 of his Rangers in Jan. 1757 in this vicinity fought superior French forces for several hours and successfully escaped. — — Map (db m9537) HM
Ambushed by superior French
forces, Robert Rogers and
74 rangers fought near this
site on Jan. 21, 1757. All
but 14 rangers survived. — — Map (db m200377) HM
( center tablet )
On July 30 1609, French Explorer
Samuel de Champlain and native
allies met near here and fought
the Battle of Ticonderoga
( right tablet)
Born around 1567 in the coastal town of Brouge, France, young . . . — — Map (db m157504) HM
The waterfall in front of you spans only half of its original width. The left half disappeared long ago into Ticonderoga Pulp and Paper Company (later, International Paper Company) penstocks. The remainder of the waterfall fed both the American . . . — — Map (db m125185) HM
On August 1, 1776 this English mortar exploded at Ticonderoga during a test firing. In the War of 1812, this piece was used as ballast in an American warship on Lake Champlain. It was in the remains of that vessel that this fragment was recovered in . . . — — Map (db m125192) HM
One of the earliest common burying grounds of historic Ticonderoga. Memorialized here are many first settlers, early doctors and supervisors, the town’s first State Senator, veterans of the Revolutionary, 1812, and Civil Wars. Last burial of a Civil . . . — — Map (db m11711) HM
Marker #1: Two historic waterways converge at Ticonderoga. Long before the region became important to European powers, Native Americans made a portage here for carrying canoes and gear between Lake George and Lake Champlain. The five-mile-long . . . — — Map (db m19882) HM
In the mid-18th century, this battlefield was a focal point in the Seven Years’ War, a world war between France and Great Britain. Here the two super-powers struggled for control of the Lake Champlain Lake George water highway, the strategic . . . — — Map (db m9590) HM
