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Ticonderoga

President Taft At Old Ticonderoga

December 1, 2020 by Maury Thompson Leave a Comment

President Taft at the Grandstand at Ticonderoga provided by Fort TiconderogaPresident William Howard Taft dozed for nearly five hours in the wee hours of the July 6th, 1909 morning as The Mayflower, his private rail car, was parked at the esplanade end of track No. 13 at Grand Central Station inn the city of New York. [Read more…] about President Taft At Old Ticonderoga

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Charles Evans Hughes, Fort Ticonderoga, Lake Champlain, Political History, Ticonderoga, William Howard Taft

Teddy In Ticonderoga: Get Me From the Train On Time

October 22, 2020 by Maury Thompson Leave a Comment

Theodore Roosevelt portrait courtesy United States Library of Congress Prints and Photographs divisionRepublican gubernatorial candidate Nathan Miller was on such a tight schedule on October 12th, 1920 that one of the keynote speakers in his entourage got left behind at the railroad depot south of Ticonderoga village, on Lake Champlain.

At least that’s the official explanation. [Read more…] about Teddy In Ticonderoga: Get Me From the Train On Time

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Political History, Theodore Roosevelt, Ticonderoga

Ben Stickney’s Press: A New York Inventor’s Piece of World Postal History

October 1, 2020 by Maury Thompson Leave a Comment

Stickney Presses US Treasury DepartmentAppeals from officials in the Adirondacks of Upstate New York to President Calvin Coolidge in 1924 resulted in the reappointment to federal government service of “undoubtedly the greatest inventive genius that Essex County has ever produced.”

Benjamin R. Stickney, a Moriah Center native, was a chief engineer at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing when President Warren Harding dismissed Stickney and 27 other federal bureaucrats, without notice, on March 27, 1922. [Read more…] about Ben Stickney’s Press: A New York Inventor’s Piece of World Postal History

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Engineering History, Essex County, Industrial History, Port Henry, Postal Service, Ticonderoga

Hinckley Reservoir, Fish Creek Campground on APA Agenda

September 9, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

APA Building in Ray Brook NYThe Adirondack Park Agency will hold its monthly meeting at its headquarters in Ray Brook on Thursday, September 10th and Friday, September 11th, 2020. Thursday’s meeting will begin at 1 pm and Friday’s session will commence at 9:30 am.

In accordance with New York State’s ongoing efforts to mitigate the Coronavirus, the public should use the live Webcast event to watch the meeting. To watch the meeting, visit the APA website and click the September meeting agenda found under News and Activities. [Read more…] about Hinckley Reservoir, Fish Creek Campground on APA Agenda

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: APA, development, Harrietstown, Hinckley, Lower Saranac Lake, Ray Brook, Ticonderoga

Fort Ticonderoga Digital Campaign Continues into Fall

September 1, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Orwell Light HorseFort Ticonderoga is continuing its 2020 Digital Campaign, a virtual experience featuring interactive programming, engaging lectures series, and creative at-home educational activities and resources, into the fall.

Upcoming Digital Campaign Events Include: [Read more…] about Fort Ticonderoga Digital Campaign Continues into Fall

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Education, Fort Ticonderoga, Military History, Ticonderoga

Fort Ticonderoga Presents 2-Day Homeschool Event

August 31, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

fort ticonderogaFort Ticonderoga is set to host a Two-Day Homeschool Event for homeschool students and their parents on Thursday, September 10th and Friday, September 11th, 2020 from 9:30 am to 5 pm. [Read more…] about Fort Ticonderoga Presents 2-Day Homeschool Event

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Education, Fort Ticonderoga, Military History, Ticonderoga

Prohibition Program In Ticonderoga Sept 11th

August 27, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Dumping beer courtesy Library of CongressThe Ticonderoga Historical Society is set to present “Our Best Endeavors: Temperance and Prohibition in the Champlain Valley,” a presentation by Susan Evans McClure, Executive Director of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, on Friday, September 11 at 6 pm. [Read more…] about Prohibition Program In Ticonderoga Sept 11th

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Prohibition, Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga Historical Society

Suffrage Centennial Program in Ticonderoga

August 25, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

celebration of the Suffrage CentennialThe Ticonderoga Historical Society is set to present “The Suffrage Centennial: Trial and Triumph,” a program highlighting the struggle to provide women the right to vote, on Friday, August 28th. [Read more…] about Suffrage Centennial Program in Ticonderoga

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Political History, Suffrage Movement, Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga Historical Society, womens history

Adirondack Mapping Exhibit in Ticonderoga, Program Planned

August 17, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

mapping the adirondacks exhibitThe Ticonderoga Historical Society is set to present a free public program “Mapping the Adirondacks,” on Friday, August 21st at 7 pm at the Hancock House in Ticonderga.

“Mapping the Adirondacks” will open the museum’s newest exhibit, featuring more than 18 military, political and romance maps from its collection, some on display for the first time. [Read more…] about Adirondack Mapping Exhibit in Ticonderoga, Program Planned

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: exhibits, Maps, Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga Historical Society, Verplanck Colvin

Fort Ticonderoga Presenting A Lively Living History Event

July 30, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Sound of 1776 Living History EventFort Ticonderoga has invited the public to a Sound of 1776 Living History Event, set for Saturday, August 1st.

The event will feature living history vignettes, musical performances, a reading of the Declaration of Independence, and other sights and sounds of the American Army at Ticonderoga. [Read more…] about Fort Ticonderoga Presenting A Lively Living History Event

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: AmRev, Fort Ticonderoga, Military History, Ticonderoga

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