This summer's events at #FortTiconderoga and #MountDefiance (along the #NewYork side of scenic #LakeChamplain ) include special #IndependenceDay commemorations on July 1-4 and a two-day 1777 siege reenactment on July 22-23.
This season, the fort's daily schedule focuses on bringing to life the year 1760.
Today in #Connecticut History, May 10: Ethan Allen & Benedict Arnold Capture Fort Ticonderoga While Warring With Each Other
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Today in 1775, two feuding Connecticut-born patriots — Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold — forced the surrender of British-held Fort Ticonderoga in upstate New York. It was one of …