Fort Ticonderoga in Financial Peril (1 Viewer)

[PolarBear]

Very bad news from today's Boston Globe

Landmark may sell some of its artifacts
TICONDEROGA - Fort Ticonderoga, one of the nation's oldest and most significant historic sites, is so financially strapped that its trustees are considering selling off some of the fort's vast collection of artifacts, including artwork believed to be worth millions. The move comes after the fort lost the support of billionaire Forrest E. Mars Jr. amid disagreements with Fort Ticonderoga's longtime executive director, Nicholas Westbrook. Fort Ticonderoga, a National Historic Landmark, played a key role in North American history from its construction by the French in 1755 through the American Revolution, when it changed hands three times. (AP)

This is a tragic situation for a major monument of American history as well as the histories of Canada, France and Great Britain

 

[Combat]

That's too bad. Hopefully the park service takes over some of these historic sites. Say what you will about the government, they do a nice job in maintaining the dignity of historic places. I found a few of these private operations to be borderline tacky - Fort William Henry for example is awful. Some are very good though like Fort Ligonier.

 

[L Flowers]

I was there in 2003. Place was clean and well maintained. It is a nice area to visit. We went to Burlington, VT for a few days and did the Lake Champlain tours and such and then at the southern end of Champlain they have a cable barge you can transport your vehicle over into NY on. Stopped at Ticonderoga on the way back to Taxachusetts.

 

[Deitz]

I visited the fort in 2006, during my visit there was reenactment going on at the time. It was a great time. I hope they can make it trough their troubles.
During this trip we also visited Ft. Niagra and Saratoga.

The government does do a great job in preserving historic sites.