David LaPell
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My son and I last week went and visited the ruins of two old forts in northern New York that were built beside each other on the shore of Lake Champlain.
The first was Fort St. Frederic, a French fort built during the 1730's to control a narrow passage across from Vermont. In 1759 it was burned by the French to avoid it's capture by the British during the French & Indian War.
There's a small building there that is a small museum/visitor center that has a lot of artifacts recovered from over the years.
This is a very unique gun, a French breechloading Pierrier, which had separate charges loaded in what looked like mugs, and after the gun was fired, another would be replaced. This one was recovered from the site.
A model of Fort St. Frederic
A model of the British fort, Fort Crown Point, also known as Fort Amherst
A British 8-inch howitzer
My son showing off with heavy artillery.
A French 6 pound cannon
A British 12 pound light cannon
The earthworks and redoubts of the British fort, which was built after the French abandoned Fort St. Frederic, only about 200 yards away. In 1773 there was a fire and part of the fort burned down, a garrison of nine men were left to guard the 110 cannons which were seized by the Continental Army. The Fort was left in ruins, but at one time, it was the largest British fort in North America.
The remains of the officer's barracks.
The ruins of the soldier's barracks.
The interior of the officers' barracks.
The officer's barracks from what would have been the courtyard.
The British flag over the officers' barracks
The soldiers' barracks from the officers' barracks
My son in the door way of the soldiers' barracks.
One of the massive fireplaces of the soldiers' barracks, showing where the second floor was. It's amazing the construction of something built in the mid 1700's.
The soldiers' barracks from across the courtyard
A panoramic shot of the two barracks buildings beside one another. There was also a third unfinished barracks building at one time and an armory which blew up the night of the fire in 1773.
This is the Champlain Lighthouse which is nearby and was built in 1911 on the remains of the French fortified windmill. There's no elevator, just a spiral staircase with a lot of steps to the top.
The view of the new Crown Point bridge from the lighthouse.
My son getting a photo from the top of the lighthouse.
The first was Fort St. Frederic, a French fort built during the 1730's to control a narrow passage across from Vermont. In 1759 it was burned by the French to avoid it's capture by the British during the French & Indian War.
There's a small building there that is a small museum/visitor center that has a lot of artifacts recovered from over the years.
This is a very unique gun, a French breechloading Pierrier, which had separate charges loaded in what looked like mugs, and after the gun was fired, another would be replaced. This one was recovered from the site.
A model of Fort St. Frederic
A model of the British fort, Fort Crown Point, also known as Fort Amherst
A British 8-inch howitzer
My son showing off with heavy artillery.
A French 6 pound cannon
A British 12 pound light cannon
The earthworks and redoubts of the British fort, which was built after the French abandoned Fort St. Frederic, only about 200 yards away. In 1773 there was a fire and part of the fort burned down, a garrison of nine men were left to guard the 110 cannons which were seized by the Continental Army. The Fort was left in ruins, but at one time, it was the largest British fort in North America.
The remains of the officer's barracks.
The ruins of the soldier's barracks.
The interior of the officers' barracks.
The officer's barracks from what would have been the courtyard.
The British flag over the officers' barracks
The soldiers' barracks from the officers' barracks
My son in the door way of the soldiers' barracks.
One of the massive fireplaces of the soldiers' barracks, showing where the second floor was. It's amazing the construction of something built in the mid 1700's.
The soldiers' barracks from across the courtyard
A panoramic shot of the two barracks buildings beside one another. There was also a third unfinished barracks building at one time and an armory which blew up the night of the fire in 1773.
This is the Champlain Lighthouse which is nearby and was built in 1911 on the remains of the French fortified windmill. There's no elevator, just a spiral staircase with a lot of steps to the top.
The view of the new Crown Point bridge from the lighthouse.
My son getting a photo from the top of the lighthouse.
mainly because they did fire stones.
