Show HONOR PATRIOTS OF ticonderoga bonam monument t records glorious deed of revolution where lake george enters lake champlain Champl aln to in new york state tho the french freach in 1750 not net up a post which they named darned fort carillon this became a concentration point it for fro french ch up edItions under Mont calro and others in 1768 1758 the fort was attacked by british under abercromble Abercrom hlo blo though the french had butkow but voa inon they heat beat off tho the enemy causing the latter a loss of 2000 men A year later amherst with men took the tort fort after tile the french had retired ft by the time of 0 the revolution tile the tort fort was generally known by its indian kaiue bame ticonderoga a corruption of the iroquois word meaning sounding bounding water on may 10 1778 1775 ethan allen alien and 83 green Mount mountain nin boys boya captured tile the fort in memory of frontier fighters find and valuable stores delaplace was in charge of the lie gar nr alson of 48 men lie was asleep when allen alien rapped on ills fits door with a aivord your errand demanded tile the sleepy commander 1 I order you to surrender said alawi ily fly what kalhor ity inquired tile hie astonished of fleer fly by tho the authority of the great jo je bovah and the lie congress allen alien Is said to have refilled ilene hene duct dict arnold wits a tri irn ember of the merican expedition S st clair aal continentals Continent als abandoned the fort tit in 1777 on the approach of Mir biangone Bi ngone goyne with a superior force colonel lbrown with COO men tried to reinko tile place but after capturing prisoners and many boots boats besides releasing americans lie he had to 0 o retire after lie revolution fort ticonderoga became a pie alc tur esquo ruin lint but was restored to something liko like its ita original state at the expense of mrs hirs stephen pell of 0 new york in itak A monument to the Continent shown above who fought in and around ticonderoga was ana rece tilly unveiled tit nt that lint historic place it to Is the gift of horace A moses the work executed by Clin clinkles rles keck shows liberty triumphant Putli tinder magazine |