The Champlain Canal, connecting the Hudson River at Waterford, NY, with Lake Champlain at Whitehall, NY, was built between 1817 and 1823, and was one of the first major canals in the United States. The canal helped shape the development of the Northeast, and was a major factor in the development of the region’s lumber and iron industries. The Canal is celebrating it’s bicentennial this year. [Read more…] about Champlain Canal Marks Bicentennial Year (1823-2023)
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The Fall of Fort Ticonderoga in July 1777
Fort Ticonderoga was a strategic fort in Northern New York on Lake Champlain that was captured by American Revolutionaries in 1775. It’s loss in 1777 was a major blow to the war effort during the American Revolution, resulting in court-marshals of the commanding officers.
The British army, led by General John Burgoyne, began its attack on the Fort in July 1777. The Americans, under the command of General Arthur St. Clair, were outnumbered and outgunned. Burgoyne’s forces surrounded the fort and began shelling it from the north. [Read more…] about The Fall of Fort Ticonderoga in July 1777
Crown Point Road: Opening Northern New England & Lake Champlain
After the fall of the forts at Ticonderoga and Crown Point during the French and Indian War in the fall of 1759, General Jeffrey Amherst ordered the building of the Crown Point Road.
The road was to run across what is now Vermont between Crown Point and The Fort at No. 4 on the Connecticut River in what is now Charlestown, New Hampshire. [Read more…] about Crown Point Road: Opening Northern New England & Lake Champlain
Conservation Grant Awardees Announced
The New York State Council of the Arts and Greater Hudson Heritage Network Grant Program now offer three opportunities for collecting institutions in New York State including Conservation Treatment Grants, Preservation Supplies Grants, and Site Assessment Grants. [Read more…] about Conservation Grant Awardees Announced
Adirondacks Electric Age in Ticonderoga
The Ticonderoga Historical Society is starting its summer speaker series with “The Birth of the Electric Age – An Adirondack Story,” a program by Pete Nelson on the little-known story of how an Adirondack industrial revolution changed the world, set for Friday, June 30th at the Hancock House. [Read more…] about Adirondacks Electric Age in Ticonderoga
Haunted Hancock House in Ticonderoga Returns October 21st
The Ticonderoga Historical Society will celebrate the Halloween Season with “Haunted Hancock” a program set for Friday, October 21st at the Hancock House, located at 6 Moses Circle, Ticonderoga, Essex County, NY. [Read more…] about Haunted Hancock House in Ticonderoga Returns October 21st
Benedict Arnold at Valcour Program in Ticonderoga
The Ticonderoga Historical Society will host “Benedict Arnold: The Traitor who saved Ticonderoga,” a free program with Brian O’Connor set for Friday, August 12th at the Hancock House in Ticonderoga, Essex County, NY. [Read more…] about Benedict Arnold at Valcour Program in Ticonderoga
Early Adirondack Mapping Program in Ticonderoga
The Ticonderoga Historical Society will host “Mapping the Adirondacks,” a free program with Pete Nelson, who will discuss the life and work of Rochester physician William Watson Ely, on Friday, August 5th. [Read more…] about Early Adirondack Mapping Program in Ticonderoga
‘The Last Days of John Brown’ in Ticonderoga Friday
The Ticonderoga Historical Society (THS) will host “The Last Days of John Brown,” a free program set for Friday, June 24th, at the Hancock House in Ticonderoga. [Read more…] about ‘The Last Days of John Brown’ in Ticonderoga Friday
Black Baseball in the North Country
The Ticonderoga Historical Society (THS) will host “Black Baseball in the North Country,” a program set for Friday, June 10th at the Hancock House in Ticonderoga, Essex County, NY. [Read more…] about Black Baseball in the North Country