It Begins Here: Exactly 250 years later, watch Henry Knox at Fort Ticonderoga selecting through the captured guns of Ticonderoga, Crown Point, St. Jean, and Chambly. Experience the science of artillery as soldiers inspect these big guns before scaling them, dramatically cleaning them with the explosive force of gunpowder. Follow the first leg of the Noble Train of Artillery as Fort Ticonderoga assembles the largest number of period vehicles since 1775, with oxen and horses, to recreate the first leg of Henry Knox’s journey.
Highlighted Programming Throughout the Day December 6:
-11:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.: Cannon Demonstration – Watch New York soldiers examine the guns of Ticonderoga for fatal faults, before scaling and cleaning them with the explosive force of gunpowder.
-1:00 p.m.: Cannon, Mortar, & Howitzer? – Explore the three different types of 18th century artillery through premier examples from the Collections of Fort Ticonderoga. See both the “not-so-Knox” cannons and genuine ‘noble train’ artillery pieces, with real stories of the incredible artifacts on display.
-2:30 p.m.: "From Quebec, if in our hands" -- Henry Knox and Cannon for Boston – Henry Knox famously moved nearly 60 tons of artillery from Ticonderoga to the American Army outside Boston, but where did these cannon come from? Join Fort Ticonderoga Curator Dr. Matthew Keagle as he explains the origins of Knox's "noble train of artillery" from Lake George to Canada.
-3:00 p.m.: “the work of 43 men for 2 days” – Arming Henry Knox with the cash and credit of the Continental Congress, General Washington dispatched his most able engineer on November 16, 1775. See how Knox managed the operation, worked to account for soldiers’ labor and succeeded in accomplishing the mission.
December 7 - 11:00 a.m.: The Noble Train to Lake George – Witness the reenactment of the critical first leg of Henry Knox’s journey. Beginning in the Town of Ticonderoga, join Fort Ticonderoga as we assemble the largest number of period vehicles since December 1775, pulled by oxen and horses. At the corner of modern-day Montcalm Street and Champlain Avenue, ‘noble train’ reenactors will drag cannon to the shore of Lake George, where they were loaded to sail up the lake and onward to the Siege of Boston. Celebrate the beginning of this remarkable achievement, which culminated in the liberation of an American city and inspiring a nation towards independence. *The December 7th events take place in the village of Fort Ticonderoga, not at Fort Ticonderoga.
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