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National Historic Landmark-Mount Independence
National Historical Landmarks-Mount Independence
This site, on Lake Champlain opposite Fort Ticonderoga, was fortified by Colonial troops in 1776 to prevent the British from penetrating to the Hudson River through the Champlain Valley.
Courtesy National Park Service National Historical Landmarks
Photo http://www.historicvermont.org/mountindependence/trail_dedication.htm
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Mount Independence
Bastion of the Revolution
Fortification was begun in June of 1776, and the name Mount Independence was bestowed following the Declaration of Independence. Lieut. Col. Jeduthan Baldwin was the chief construction engineer. Here the exhausted American Army, Northern Department, was stationed ...
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