Ticonderoga

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historic fort military fortification tourist attraction

Ticonderoga is a historic fort and strategic military site in upstate New York that played a key role in both the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Fort Ticonderoga	48	6
Fort Ticonderoga (vicinity)	0	1
Fort William Henry	0	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic fort → military fortification → tourist attraction →
abandoned	late 18th century →
artilleryTransportedBy	Henry Knox →
artilleryUsedFor	Siege of Boston → surface form: siege of Boston
builtBy	France →
builtDuring	French and Indian War (as part of British America) → surface form: French and Indian War
captureDate	May 10, 1775 →
capturedBy	Benedict Arnold → Ethan Allen →
capturedFrom	British garrison →
constructed	1755 → 1756 →
controlledBy	France → Great Britain → United States of America → surface form: United States
country	United States of America → surface form: United States
currentUse	living history site → museum →
formerlyKnownAs	Fort Carillon →
garrisonedBy	British Army → Continental Army →
hasFeature	earthworks → star-shaped fortifications → stone walls →
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark →
heritageDesignationDate	1960 →
locatedIn	Essex County, New York NERFINISHED → Ticonderoga, New York → upstate New York →
locatedNear	Lake George, New York → surface form: Lake George
locatedOn	Lake Champlain →
notableBattle	Battle of Carillon → Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (French and Indian War) → surface form: Battle of Ticonderoga (1758)
notableEvent	capture of Fort Ticonderoga by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold in 1775 →
openToPublic	true →
overlooks	narrow waterway between Lake George and Lake Champlain →
region	Adirondack Mountains → surface form: Adirondack region of New York
restored	early 20th century →
restoredBy	Stephen H. P. Pell →
significance	key role in colonial-era struggles for control of North America → symbol of early American Revolutionary success →
strategicImportance	controlled access between the Hudson River Valley and the Saint Lawrence River Valley → controlled key north–south travel corridor between New York and Canada →
usedInConflict	American Revolutionary War → French and Indian War (as part of British America) → surface form: French and Indian War Seven Years' War →