Who really captured Fort George 250 years ago?
Just three weeks and a day after the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Patriot forces took control of Fort George from the British. Sunday, May … Read more
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Historians and reenactors to commemorate 250 years since the capture of Fort George
250 years ago, on May 11, a small Patriot force under the command of Captain Bernard Romans took control of Fort George from the British. … Read more
Archaeologists return to Lake George Battlefield Park for a 3-week dig
Skidmore College Anthropology Department Chair Dr. Siobhan Hart will lead an archaeological survey in Lake George Battlefield Park beginning Monday, June 3. The project is … Read more
Carlton’s Raid of 1780 remembered: Historical marker to be unveiled in Battlefield Park
It’s called “The Great Burning.” October 8-11, 1780, during the fight for American independence, British Major Christopher Carleton led 1,000 British soldiers, Native allies and … Read more
Battlefield Park Alliance marks year of growth, new programs at Annual Meeting
The Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance, which formed in 2001 as a friends group dedicated to the support and historic preservation, conservation, and interpretation of … Read more