EVENT: Nineteenth Annual Seminar on the American Revolution
This annual premier conference focused on the military, political, social, and material culture of the American Revolution regularly features scholars from across North America and beyond. Attendees can participate in person or join the conference from home via the Fort Ticonderoga Center for Digital History. Seminar Schedule (subject to change) Friday, September 22, 2023 8 […]
Fort Ticonderoga Receives Grant from Mars Chocolate North America at Colonial Chocolate Society Meeting
Fort Ticonderoga is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $10,000 grant by Mars Chocolate North America, which will support the research and living history programming presented to visitors at Fort Ticonderoga in 2016. The grant funded project entitled 1777: A Bittersweet Year will focus on research, a new exhibition, and living history […]
“Lodging as the Nature of the Campaign will Admit”
The 4th Pennsylvania Battalion, along with the other regiments of their brigade, completed their fortifications along the Old French lines by early September in 1776. Officers and men had lived in tents since they encamped on this hill in July. With the works finished, Colonel Anthony Wayne issued the order to begin building better housing […]
Top 8 Outdoor Activities to Embark On During Your Visit
When you visit Fort Ticonderoga, you are immersing yourself in a place where America made history. Between the fort, the exhibits, and the gardens, you are able to become a part of multiple layers of history. And for you outdoor enthusiasts, our site has even more to offer. Nestled between the Adirondack Mountains and the […]
Amtrak Adirondack Customers to Receive Savings Up to 45% Off Train Tickets and Free 2-Day Passes to Fort Ticonderoga!
Families, outdoor lovers, history buffs, and more can explore one of the world’s most historic and scenic sites It’s time to spend less and see more of what New York has to offer. In celebration of the 45th anniversary of the Adirondack train, New York residents and visitors can receive 45 percent off a companion […]
Fort Ticonderoga Brings to Life one of America’s Best-known Stories of the Revolution
Fort Ticonderoga will present an exciting one-day living history event on December 16, 2023 which will bring to life Henry Knox’s epic feat as he prepared to move massive cannon from Ticonderoga to Boston to force the British evacuation of 1776. Stand inside Fort Ticonderoga on the very spot where Henry Knox began his Noble […]
Fort Ticonderoga Launches New Season of Exciting Programs
Winter Quarters programs offers unique visitor experiences including lively living history events, engaging seminars, and specialized group visits Fort Ticonderoga is launching a new schedule of programs during its Winter Quarters season. From November through April, visitors will be immersed in exciting living history events, engaging seminars, specialty programs, behind-the-scenes VIP Tours, and hands-on workshops. Guests […]
“Too Opposite Characters”
Today in the United States, broad regional differences are part of the national character, but in the early years of the Revolutionary War, regional differences were far more acute. As thirteen unique colonies allied together for their mutual independence, soldiers from these colonies, and eventually states, were often like foreigners brought together in the same […]
Nineteenth Annual Seminar on the American Revolution
This annual premier conference focused on the military, political, social, and material culture of the American Revolution regularly features scholars from across North America and beyond. Attendees can participate in person or join the conference from home via the Fort Ticonderoga Center for Digital History. Seminar Schedule (subject to change) Friday, September 22, 2023 8 […]
Fort Ticonderoga Receives Funding to Enhance Visitor Experience for All — Funding made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA)
(Ticonderoga, NY) Fort Ticonderoga, a major cultural destination, museum, and National Historic Landmark, has been awarded a $10,000 Regrowth and Capacity Grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). The grant funds will provide support to Fort Ticonderoga to broaden visitor accessibility both digitally as well as on-site with increased and improved […]