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Fort Ticonderoga is now in Winter Quarters! From November through April, Fort Ticonderoga is open for special living history events, engaging seminars, specialty programs, behind-the-scenes VIP Tours, and hands-on workshops. Stay up-to-date with on-site events and virtual programs by visiting the event calendar.
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DECEMBER 16: Living History Event The Noble Train Begins
Relive Henry Knox’s epic feat as he prepared to move massive cannon from Ticonderoga to Boston to force the British evacuation in 1776. Watch as soldiers work as carpenters to maintain Ticonderoga. Witness the raw power of oxen as these thousand pound animals pull sleds of cannon tubes. Examine the science of gunnery, preserved in Fort Ticonderoga’s massive cannon collection. Tour through Fort Ticonderoga and learn more about our museum exhibits and daily demonstrations as you step into the first year of the Revolutionary War. Visit historic trades shops to discover daily routines for men and women at this strategic fortification in 1775.
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Welcoming visitors since 1909, Fort Ticonderoga is a major cultural destination, museum, historic site, and center for learning. As a multi-day destination and the premier place to learn more about North America’s military heritage, Fort Ticonderoga engages more than 75,000 visitors each year with an economic impact of more than $12 million annually. Presenting vibrant programs, historic interpretation, boat cruises, tours, demonstrations, and exhibits, Fort Ticonderoga and is open for daily visitation May through October and special programs during Winter Quarters, November through April. Fort Ticonderoga is owned by The Fort Ticonderoga Association, a 501c3 non-profit educational organization, and is supported in part through generous donations and with some general operating support made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts.Instagram @FORT_TICONDEROGA
The next Fort Ticonderoga Author Series program on Sunday, January 14th at 2pm ET, features David Price, author of "The Battle of Harlem Heights 1776." Free for members; $10 for the general public. Register here:
https://www.fortticonderoga.org/ft_events/virtual-author-series-featuring-david-price/
Dec 10
#OnThisDay 1775 Henry Knox Departs Ticonderoga!
In the afternoon on December 9, 1775 Henry Knox loaded 3 vessels on Lake George and embarked up the lake towards Lake George. Knox described embarking on the bateau, the least loaded of the three in his journal.
"I jump`d into the Boat & orderd my man to bring my baggage & we would go with them -- accordingly we sat out it being eleven oClock with a light breeze ahead the men row`d briskly but We had not been out above an hour when the wind sprung up very fresh & directly against us -- the men after rowing exceedingly hard for above
four hours seem`d desirous of going ashore, to make a fire to warm themselves, I readily [consented] knowing them to be exceedingly weary -- they made an Excessive fire having on perhaps one or two Cords of wood at at a time there being very large
quantities of dry wood ready cut -- we warm`d ourselves sufficiently & took a Comfortable nap -- laying with our feet to the fire -- about half an hour before day break that is about a quarter After six we sat out and in six hours & a quarter of excessive hard pulling against a fresh head breeze we reach`d Fort George..."
#RevolutionaryWar #HenryKnox #OTD
Dec 9
Register now for the virtual conference "Material Matters: It`s in the Details" taking place Saturday, January 20th. This online conference explores material culture from the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries, and includes presenters from the U.S. and Europe. Registration is now open at this link:
https://www.fortticonderoga.org/ft_events/virtual-material-matters-its-in-the-details/
Dec 9
Today`s Army-Navy Football game has an interesting Ticonderoga connection.
Whether Army or Navy, the winner will be awarded the Thompson Cup. The cup`s namesake and donor was none other than Colonel Robert Means Thompson. Thompson was a Naval Academy graduate (class of 1868), but made his fortune in mining and business. A lifelong supporter of athletics and the US Naval Academy Thompson`s imprint is all over Annapolis. Navy Football used to be played a Thompson Field, the Thompson Trophy Cup is awarded for athletics at the academy, he donated the monumental doors of the Naval Academy`s chapel, and of course the prize for the annual Army-Navy football game.
Thompson was also the Father of Sarah Gibbs Thompson Pell, the wife of Stephen Pell, the co-founders of the Fort Ticonderoga Museum. Among his many other achievements Thompson underwrote the original reconstruction of Fort Ticonderoga. Robert Means Thompson died here at Ticonderoga visiting his daughter and son-in-law in 1930, and museum holds correspondence, photographs, and portraits remembering his life and accomplishments.
https://fortticonderoga.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/E452CB38-14D2-4CDE-A083-483792345718
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Dec 9
Join Fort Ticonderoga next Saturday, December 16th, as we bring to life one of America’s best-known stories of the Revolution, Henry Knox’s Noble Train!
Highlighted programming throughout the day will immerse visitors in the daily life of December 1775 at Ticonderoga. Join in with soldiers who work as carpenters to build new bunks. See horsepower, ox-power, and manpower in action as they move, test, and load cannon. Discover how testing the cannon was vital for weapons destined for the siege of Boston. Learn about the science of gunnery, preserved in Fort Ticonderoga’s massive cannon collection and archives. Explore the simple luxuries enjoyed by American Continental Officers and learn more about what they ate, where they slept, and other details of daily life.
This event is FREE for Fort Ticonderoga Members & Ticonderoga Ambassador Pass holders. General admission tickets can be purchased online in advance or the day of at the Admissions Booth.
#LifeLongLearning #LivingHistory #WinterQuarters
https://www.fortticonderoga.org/ft_events/living-history-event-the-noble-train-of-artillery/
Dec 7