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Battle of Valcour Bay

Clinton County Historians Planning For America250

March 21, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Battle of Valcour historic marker by Bethany GrantThe Clinton County Historical Association has been awarded a 2023 Local Heritage Grant from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership totaling $8,000 to plan for the America250 commemoration of our nation’s founding. [Read more…] about Clinton County Historians Planning For America250

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: America's 250th Anniversary, America250 Foundation, Battle of Valcour Bay, Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership, Clinton County, Clinton County Historical Association, Lake Champlain

Arto Monaco’s Valcour, Plattsburgh Battle Dioramas Being Conserved

January 9, 2022 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Battle of Valcour diorama created by Arto Monaco The Clinton County Historical Association has announce it has received a Conservation Treatment Grant from the Greater Hudson Heritage Network for the conservation of a diorama created by Adirondack artist and theme park creator Arto Monaco (1913-2003).

The diorama was a gift from the Plattsburgh Rotary who commissioned the work for the 1976 United States Bicentennial celebration. It’s been moved to several locations over the years, resting finally within the CCHA Museum at 98 Ohio Avenue on the Old Base Museum Campus in Plattsburgh, NY. [Read more…] about Arto Monaco’s Valcour, Plattsburgh Battle Dioramas Being Conserved

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, History Tagged With: American Revolution, Battle of Plattsburgh, Battle of Valcour Bay, Clinton County Historical Association, Greater Hudson Heritage Network, Lake Champlain, Maritime History, Military History, Plattsburgh

Aaron Burr, Marcus Garvey, Lady Bird Johnson & More (Historians Podcast)

July 30, 2021 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis highlights edition of The Historians Podcast has excerpts from a dozen shows that were posted this year. Topics include the battle of Valcour, black separatist Marcus Garvey, Lady Bird Johnson, women’s suffrage, time travel, the history of deceit and more. [Read more…] about Aaron Burr, Marcus Garvey, Lady Bird Johnson & More (Historians Podcast)

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Battle of Valcour Bay, Lake Champlain, Maritime History, Military History, Plattsburgh, Podcasts, Suffrage Movement, womens history

Lake Champlain Bluff Point Lighthouse Tour August 8th

July 28, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Bluff Point Lighthouse courtesy Wikimedia user MwannerThe Clinton County Historical Association (CCHA) will host a tour of the historic Bluff Point Lighthouse on Valcour Island on Lake Champlain on Sunday, August 8th. [Read more…] about Lake Champlain Bluff Point Lighthouse Tour August 8th

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Battle of Valcour Bay, Clinton County Historical Association, Lake Champlain, Maritime History, Military History, Plattsburgh

Summer Sundays at Champlain’s Bluff Point Lighthouse

June 21, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Bluff Point Lighthouse courtesy Wikimedia user MwannerThe Clinton County Historical Association has announced “Sunday on Valcour Island,” an event featuring tours of the historic Bluff Point Lighthouse on Lake Champlain with additional historic island farm tours, set for Sunday, July 11th. [Read more…] about Summer Sundays at Champlain’s Bluff Point Lighthouse

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Battle of Valcour Bay, Clinton County Historical Association, Lake Champlain, Maritime History, Military History, Plattsburgh

Jack Kelly Talks About His New Book On Battle of Valcour Island

May 14, 2021 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, Jack Kelly discusses his new book Valcour: The 1776 Campaign That Saved the Cause of Liberty (St. Martins Press, 2021).  Rebel forces were led by Benedict Arnold in this key naval battle with Great Britain around Valcour Island on Lake Champlain in Northern New York. [Read more…] about Jack Kelly Talks About His New Book On Battle of Valcour Island

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: American Revolution, Battle of Valcour Bay, Benedict Arnold, Books, Lake Champlain, Maritime History, Military History, Plattsburgh, Podcasts

Patriot Then Traitor: Saratoga County’s Joe Bettys

April 5, 2021 by Guest Contributor 4 Comments

The Capture of Joe Bettys from United States Magazine, 1857 page 569On April Fool’s Day, April 1st, 1782, Joe Bettys was hanged. It was, as was the custom, a public spectacle in Albany where the notorious traitor had been taken for his trial and sentencing.

On the scaffold, just after a noose was tied around his neck, he jumped to his death, thereby depriving his executioners from carrying out his sentence. [Read more…] about Patriot Then Traitor: Saratoga County’s Joe Bettys

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: American Revolution, Ballston Spa, Battle of Valcour Bay, Crime and Justice, Lake Champlain, Maritime History, Military History, Plattsburgh, Saratoga, Saratoga County, Saratoga County History Center

Valcour Island: Keeping The Cause of Liberty Alive

March 31, 2021 by Jack Kelly 2 Comments

Valcour The 1776 Campaign That Saved the Cause of LibertyThe summer of 1776 was among the most perilous periods of the Revolutionary War, and almost all the action took place in New York. The young nation tottered on the edge of destruction that summer.

With an army of 20,000 men, George Washington could not hold New York City against an enemy force twice as large. The British drove him out of the city and across New Jersey into Pennsylvania. By December, he had 3,000 men left and was admitting to his brother, “I think the game is pretty near up.” [Read more…] about Valcour Island: Keeping The Cause of Liberty Alive

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Books, History Tagged With: American Revolution, AmRev, Battle of Plattsburgh, Battle of Valcour Bay, Books, Horatio Gates, Lake Champlain, Maritime History, Military History, Philip Schuyler, Plattsburgh, Valcour Island

British Engineer Charles Terrot At Fort Ti, Valcour Island

November 3, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

original commission of Charles Terrot

Charles Terrot was a British officer who served with the British Army in Canada during the Revolutionary War, and left one of the best accounts of the Battle of Valcour Island.

Terrot was commissioned in 1774 as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Regiment of Artillery at the age of 16 after studying at the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich. He advanced with the British Army against the Americans in 1776. Fort Ticonderoga holds some of the letters Terrot sent back home, including one written following the battle, in which he includes a map of the pivotal engagement and drawings of the American ships. [Read more…] about British Engineer Charles Terrot At Fort Ti, Valcour Island

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: American Revolution, AmRev, Battle of Valcour Bay, Fort Ticonderoga, Lake Champlain, Maritime History, Military History, Plattsburgh, Ticonderoga, Valcour Island

Which NYS Battle Was Most Significant For The State?

April 11, 2019 by Editorial Staff 18 Comments

Herkimer at the Battle of OriskanyOver at the New York History Blog Facebook Page we recently asked the following question:

Which battle in New York State’s history had the most significant impact on the state?

The answers were surprisingly varied and included answers from the 1643-45 Kieft’s War (the war between New Netherland settlers and the Native inhabitants of Hudson River Valley also known as the Wappinger War) to the Anti-Rent War of 1839–1845.

We’ve reviewed the suggestions, and came up with a short list of five battles* which stand out as the most important to us (with short descriptions from Wikipedia) – what do you think? [Read more…] about Which NYS Battle Was Most Significant For The State?

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: American Revolution, AmRev, Anti-Rent War, Battle of Oriskany, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Valcour Bay, Lake Champlain, Manhattan, Maritime History, Military History, Navy, New Netherland, Plattsburgh

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