LARCH Historical Narratives

Early Mills along the Upper Falls – Milbert Print Circa 1830s

The Beginning, the Settlement of Ticonderoga

December 6, 1767 Dear Brother, I must inform you of the melancholy death of my Brother John.  He was crossing from Fort George (Fort William ...
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Ticonderoga Map Circa 1876 – Showing an overlay of Stoughton’s Grant

Ticonderoga’s First Child

Elizabeth Stoughton, born 27 November 1766, was the daughter of John and Ruth Belden Stoughton. Her father, John, was a Lieutenant in one of King ...
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PFC Ruth Wood – December, 1943

Ruth L. Wood: Proud to be a U.S. Marine

The month of March has been designated as national “Women’s History Month.” This year the Ticonderoga Historical Society continues a four-year commemoration commitment to make ...
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Hancock House

A Brief Description of the Hancock House

6 Moses Circle, Ticonderoga, NY   The original Hancock House was constructed on Beacon Hill in Boston between 1737 and 1741 by Thomas Hancock and ...
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Community Building – Ticonderoga, NY

An Eye on Public Art and Place

In 1927 Horace A. Moses, Ticonderoga’s most prolific early twentieth century benefactor, gifted to the people of this town its Community Building.  The structure was ...
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