Ticonderoga is well known in American history. Its fort was the site of battles during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War.
Ticonderoga's Town Hall was
built by Industrialist Horace
Moses, a Ticonderoga native,
in 1927 & donated to the
community.
Town Hall was built in the Neo-Georgian Style and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The American Legion
Hall is in a Romanesque
Revival building.
I admire the bay windows
& cornice on this brick
building.
& Gifts sits next to...
... the La Chute River, which
winds through town
The Agway Building
has seen better days.
The tower on this house
is a feature of Queen
This Georgian Mansion is the
Hancock House, a replica of
Thomas Hancock's (John
Hancock's uncle) home in
the Beacon Hill neighborhood
of Boston.
Built in 1926 by Industrialist Horace Moses and donated to the town, the home of the Ticonderoga Historical Society is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Liberty Monument, erected
in 1924, was funded by
Walking around this small town of 5,042, it's obvious that Ticonderoga had a prosperous past.
I went to the Black Watch
Memorial Library, built in
1905, to look into
Ticonderoga's history.
The town's economy prospered after ore was found on nearby Lead Mountain in the 1815 and Joseph Dixson, a local entrepreneur bought the patent for lead pencils. He started the Dixon Ticonderoga Company, automated the pencil making process and made Ticonderoga Pencils a staple in households, schools and businesses throughout the world.
Ticonderoga's location, at the confluence of Lake George and Lake Champlain, made the town a transportation hub throughout the 1800s. The region's abundant lumber was harvested and sold far and wide.
The water power of the La Chute River was harnessed and paper mills, a book making company and a shirt factory employed many in the region.
1905, to look into
Ticonderoga's history.
The town's economy prospered after ore was found on nearby Lead Mountain in the 1815 and Joseph Dixson, a local entrepreneur bought the patent for lead pencils. He started the Dixon Ticonderoga Company, automated the pencil making process and made Ticonderoga Pencils a staple in households, schools and businesses throughout the world.
Ticonderoga's location, at the confluence of Lake George and Lake Champlain, made the town a transportation hub throughout the 1800s. The region's abundant lumber was harvested and sold far and wide.
The water power of the La Chute River was harnessed and paper mills, a book making company and a shirt factory employed many in the region.
Ticonderoga National Bank,
built in 1927 - 1929, is
listed on the National
The Colonial Revival Post
Office was built in the mid
1930s & is listed on the
National Register of
Historic Places.
The Soldiers Monument, erected
in 1916, commemorates those
townsmen who offered their
lives for their country.
This Victorian home, built
with rusticated stone is
beautiful.
Armory, built in 1935, is now
the town's Community Center.
This is the second Church
Church of the Cross.
The first church, built in
1871, burned in 1884.
The "new church" was consecrated in 1885 and continues to serve Episcopalians in Ticonderoga.
built in 1889 - 1891, is listed
on the National Register of
This large Second Empire
home reminds me of the
houses in Mary Poppins.
I love the wrap around porch
on this Victorian home.
Ticonderoga High School was
built in 1926 & has several
additions.
This Colonial Revival-Neo-Georgian school was built in 1928 - 1931 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
All of these buildings are within a 20 minute walk from Star Trek: The Original Set site on Montcalm Street. I recommend the drive north to tour Fort Ticonderoga and to stroll this
lovely small town.
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