Today I chose to do a tour of Fort Ticonderoga. I hadn't been there since I was a child, and I really wanted to see it. The location was important in Colonial and Revolutionary times. Whoever controlled Lake Champlain and the waterway that basically connects the St. Lawrence River with the Hudson River controlled that whol part of the country. You can see the cannon mounted to face Lake Champlain.
Some of the fort is original, and some is reconstructed. This is the inner courtyard.
We watched a musket firing demonstration, with explanation of how the soldiers were organized so that they didn't shoot each other.
This man was demonstrating how the guns were cleaned after firing.
This is a morter. They were highly decorated, and the designs mean something, but I didn't have time to read all of what that was about. Apparently most of the artillery used was made in the Caribbean.
This is believed to be the oldest American military uniform in existence. It was made in 1772.
Finally for today, here are two horsemen who were patroling the grounds.s
Gotta scoot to dinner. We did another fun thing too, but I'll have to share another time.
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2 comments:
What an interesting place.
Lulu: "Ooh, Mama and Dada were at this place many years ago, but apparently it must have been the off season because there weren't any of those activities going on ..."
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