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Saturday Dec 4, 2021
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM EST
102 Fort Ti Road
Ticonderoga
5185852821
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Fort Ticonderoga, a premiere historic and travel destination, will present a one-day living history event on December 4, 2021 to highlight Henry Knox’s epic feat as he prepared to move massive cannon from Ticonderoga to Boston to force the British evacuation of 1776.
“During this event, step into a hive of military activity as you meet the soldiers working feverishly testing and selecting cannons for the siege of Boston, while maintaining Fort Ticonderoga,” said Beth L. Hill, Fort Ticonderoga president and CEO. “Walk alongside teamsters and oxen as they move cannons weighing up to a ton each. At the same time, see the women that worked sewing up bedding to keep soldiers warm through the long winter.”
Highlighted programming throughout the day will immerse visitors in the daily life of December 1775 at Ticonderoga. Watch as soldiers work as carpenters to build new bunks. See horsepower, ox-power, and manpower in action to move, test, and load cannon and learn how this process was vital for weapons destined for the siege of Boston. Examine the science of gunnery, preserved in Fort Ticonderoga’s massive cannon and manuscript collection. Step inside the quarters of an American officer at Fort Ticonderoga and learn of the luxuries within. Stand inside Fort Ticonderoga on the very spot where Henry Knox began his Noble Train of Artillery.
Bring your family along to experience this exciting living history event during Fort Ticonderoga’s new schedule of programs during Winter Quarters season. From now through April, visitors will be immersed in a more intimate experience at Fort Ticonderoga. From exciting living history events, insightful seminars, specialty programs, and hands-on workshops, guests will have the opportunity to explore Fort Ticonderoga during what was traditionally the “Winter Quarters” season for armies of the 18th century.
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