Fort Ticonderoga

Fort Ticonderoga
Fort Ticonderoga from Mount Defiance
LocationTiconderoga, New York
Nearest cityBurlington, Vermont
Coordinates43°50′30″N 73°23′15″W / 43.84167°N 73.38750°W / 43.84167; -73.38750
Area21,950 acres (8,880 ha)
Built1755–1758
ArchitectMarquis de Lotbinière
Architectural styleVauban-style fortress
NRHP reference No.66000519
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHLOctober 9, 1960

Fort Ticonderoga (/taɪkɒndəˈroʊɡə/), formerly Fort Carillon, is a large 18th-century star fort. It is in New York State.

  • Officers' barracks, right; soldiers' barracks, left
  • Inside the first wall; officers' barracks at left, soldiers' barracks at right
  • Store room and powder magazine; soldiers' barracks at right
  • Front of the fort
  • View of the lake from the front
  • Back view of the fort

References

  1. ↑ National Register Information System


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