Fort Ticonderoga Artillery Collection - Ticonderoga, NY - Static Artillery Displays on Waymarking.com

Long Description:
The collection assembled and preserved by the Pell family at Fort Ticonderoga includes authentic Revolutionary period artillery, and newer pieces from several countries and conflicts. At least 2 of these originally resided at the Fort before being transported among 60 tons of artillery to Dorchester Heights (Boston) by Henry Knox, in the winter of 1776 - a strategic move which ended the British Siege of the city.

Some of these pieces show details ranging from artistic to bizarre.

What type of artillery is this?: Cannons, Mortars, Howitzers Where is this artillery located?: Military Grounds What military of the world used this device?: America, England, France, and Holland Cost?: 12.00 (listed in local currency) Artillery is no longer operational: yes Are there any geocaches at this location?: No. Date artillery was in use: Not listed Date artillery was placed on display: Not listed Parking location to view this Waymark: Not Listed Still may work: Not Listed

Visit Instructions:
Two pictures are required for this Waymark. Please take a close up picture of the artillery. Take a second with the artillery in the distance and capture as much of the surroundings as possible. Name the Waymark with first the name of the area and second what the artillery is. An example would be if it were a cannon in front of the Montgomery Armory you would name the Waymark: Montgomery Armory Cannon.

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Date Logged Log User Rating   9/12/2016 NorStar visited it 9/2/2012 Timo Explorer visited it 6/29/2012 oreillypatton visited it 8/10/2011 Lightnin Bug visited it 6/3/2010 TKDscouter visited it 6/10/2006 sbcamper visited it 5/30/2006 MountainWoods visited it

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