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Floyd Bennett’s Centennial Commeration

1926-2026 – Commemorating Lt. Cmdr. Richard E. Byrd and Pilot Floyd Bennett’s Centennial flight to the North Pole. Photo: LARCH Collection: Floyd Bennett at Ticonderoga testing new skis on Lake Champlain for Cmdr. Byrd’s Antarctic Expedition. Although in later years their flight became controversial and their competitor’s Norwegian team led by explorer Ronald Amundsen with […]

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John Hammond (1827 – 1889)

John Hammond (1827 – 1889) of Crown Point:   RPI Graduate, a Gold Rush ‘49er and Civil War Veteran.    A Pivotal Leader in the Development of Iron Manufacture in the Adirondacks and Crown Point’s Philanthropist and Politician.          John Hammond          John Hammond was born at his family’s home in Crown Point on August 17th,

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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 George III’s colonial “Independent Companies of Foot” during the French and Indian War.  Shortly after the beginning of this war the British king, to increase the numbers of his  troops,

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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 aware and inform this generation, through program and events, the many decades of women’s struggle for rights and suffrage. With this in mind, we share Ruth’s story: Ruth L. Wood,

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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 designed to meet the community’s needs, as well as being a very public and visual presence in recognition of Ticonderoga’s historical, industrial and cultural heritage.  To further the building’s position

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