National Historic Landmark · star fort · Ticonderoga, New York

Fort Ticonderoga, North Demi-lune

Historic fort in New York, US in Ticonderoga, New York. Built 1754 by Michel Chartier de Lotbinière, Marquis de Lotbinière. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

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What it is

Wikipedia · Fort Ticonderoga

Fort Ticonderoga, 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. It was constructed between October 1755 and 1757 by French-Canadian military engineer Michel Chartier de Lotbinière, Marquis de Lotbinière during the North American phase of the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War. The fort was of strategic importance during the 18th-century colonial conflicts between Great Britain and France, and again played an important role during the American Revolutionary War.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
Address2.5 mi. S of Ticonderoga on NY 22, Ticonderoga vicinity, NY
CountyEssex County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000519
Built1754
ArchitectMichel Chartier de Lotbinière, Marquis de Lotbinière
Type of placestar fort
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources3 buildings, 3 sites
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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Address2.5 mi. S of Ticonderoga on NY 22, Ticonderoga, NY
Websitefortticonderoga.org
Coordinates43.84211, -73.38746 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitMarsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park · 45 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbySilver Lake Campground 17 mi · Moosalamoo Campground 19 mi · Chittenden Brook Campground 24 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000519. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.