Show HONOR PATRIOTS OF ticonderoga TICONA MOGA bonum monument nt records glorious deed of revolution where lake george enters lake champlain Champl aln in new york state the french in 1750 set up a post which they named fort carillon this became a concentration point it tor ir french expeditions under Mont montcalm ealm and others in rby 1758 the fort was attacked by british under abercromble abercrombie though the french had but men they beat off the enemy causing tho the latter a loss of 2000 men A year later amherst with men took the fort after the french had retired by the time of the revolution the fort was generally known by its indian name ticonderoga a corruption of the iroquois Iro quola word meaning sounding bounding water on may 10 1778 1775 ethan allen alien and 83 green mountain boys boya captured the fort in memory of frontier fighters and valuable stores captain delft dela pt placa ce was wag in charge of tile garrison of 4 48 men lie ile was na asleep when allen alien rapped on ills door with a sword your errand demanded tile the sleepy coni commander mander 1 I order you ou to 0 o der said alavi ky fly what ity iti inquired the he astonished of liver by the authority of the grent great jo hovah and the continental congress conK allen alien la is said to have haio replied rene hene diet arnold was a ine of tho the american expedit expedition len st clair unal continentals Continent als abandoned the fort fori in 1777 on the he approach of burgoyne kin gone with a superior fotre force colonel drown brown with men tried to retake the place but after capturing prisoners und and many bouts besides releasing americans lie had to retire after the tion llon fort ticonderoga became a 0 plc alc tur esquo euln hut but was restored resto to something like alko its original state at the expense of mrs airs stephen pell of new york in bm A monument to tile continentals Continent als shown above who fought in tind end around ticonderoga was recently unveiled nt at that lint historic place it Is the gift of horace A moses tile alio work executed by charles Keek shows liberty triumphant Put bInder maga tine |