Fort Ticonderoga was a major player in the foundation of our country. It changed hands multiple times from the French,to the Brits, to -of course the Americans.
YEAR HELD BY BESET BY RESULT
1758 French British French
1759 French British British
1775 British Americans Americans
1776 Americans British Americans
1777 Americans British British
1777 British Americans British
1777- British -abandoned it by November of that year after Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga.
One of the most famous conquering of the fort scenarios occurred when Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold, and The Green Mountain Boys marched in on The British General Delaplace and demanded “Surrender in the name of the Great Jehovah and the Continental Congress!” and took the fort without firing a shot. The fort is now firmly held in American hands in spite of Rover’s attempts at insurrection. Check out the link below for more history of the fort then come stroll- I promise we will keep Rover in check (wink)
http://www.revolutionaryday.com/usroute7/ticonderoga/default.htm
The entrance to the fort through the windshield of our van.
The trenches remain from the French lines- there is Rover in position.
Fire! Fire!
Uh oh looks like Rover is in trouble.
From the fort a view of the lake.
Mount Defiance
Up we go even higher for a better view of the invading forces.
British soldiers on sentry duty.
Plotting a take over with the Union Jack flying in the background.
There are our stars and stripes.
Watch out for the cannon fire!
The poured glass windows.
Clint is gathering the rag tag forces to head out for the house of the agent of the King.
The Kings Gardens- this way.
The orchard.
The land was originally held by Native Americans, later the French and British as described above. When the Brits held it there was a house and grand gardens for the agent of the king.
In 1820, William Ferris Pell purchased the fort and gardens,which was in ruins having been abandon by the US Military, with the idea of preserving it for posterity. In 1826 he built The Pavilion as a summer home. By 1840 it was converted into a hotel to serve the growing number of tourists traveling Lake Champlain by steamer to visit the Fort ruins.
The hotel is no longer in use but I thought the remains of “haint” blue paint on the porch roof was intresting.
Off to the gazebo to admire the view.
We make ourselves at home.
The hotel.
Sir Caelun needs a but change- shouldn’t everyone get a butt change in such fancy digs?
A tour of the gardens.
Caelun was enthralled with the fife and drum marchers.
1908 saw another generation of the Pell family, Stephen and Sarah Gibbs Thompson Pell begin restoration of Fort Ticonderoga and in 1909 it was opened to the public with President Taft in attendance. This is a photo of President Taft and the Pells in the background.
The Pell family are buried on the premises.
It was a great tour of history and it is time to head out.
We kept Rover from insurrection so on to our next adventure.
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