Fort Ticonderoga (/ t aɪ k ɒ n d ə ˈ r oʊ ɡ ə /), formerly Fort Carillon, is a large 18th-century star fort built by the French at a narrows near the south end of Lake Champlain in northern New York.

May 3, 2011 · Explore 2000 acres of America’s most historic landscape located on the shores of Lake Champlain and nestled between New York’s Adirondack and Vermont’s Green Mountains. Create lasting memories as you embark on an adventure that spans centuries, defined a continent, and helped forge a nation.

Mar 8, 2010 · As the first rebel victory of the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga served as a morale booster and provided key artillery for the Continental Army in that first year of war.

Located at the confluence of Lake Champlain and Lake George, Fort Ticonderoga controlled access north and south between Albany and Montreal. This made it a critical battlefield of the French and Indian War.

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 ...

The site of the first American victory of the Revolutionary War on May 10th, 1775, Fort Ticonderoga is one of America’s most historic landscapes. The Revolution prompted extensive additions to early French, and changed hands twice during the …

Ticonderoga is a town in Essex county, northeastern New York, U.S.. It is located at the north outlet (La Chute River) of Lake George where it drains into Lake Champlain. Its strategic location led to a fort being built there in the 18th century, with several notable battles also fought there.

Though Fort Ticonderoga was famous as the “Gibraltar of North America,” the stone star fort provided the staging grounds for the one of the first American victories in the Revolution, and an important staging ground for the Saratoga campaign.

The capture of Fort Ticonderoga occurred during the American Revolutionary War on May 10, 1775, when a small force of Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold surprised and captured the fort's small British garrison. The cannons and other armaments at Fort Ticonderoga were later transported to Boston by Colonel Henry Knox in the noble train …

Fort Ticonderoga, referred to as the Gibraltar of North America and strategically located at the confluence of Lake Champlain and Lake George, controlled the site of portage between the two bodies of water. Originally built by the French from 1755 - 1758, it was captured by the British during the French and Indian War.