Fort Ticonderoga

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Stephen H. P. Pell

A Short History

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Title: Fort Ticonderoga: A Short History

Author: Stephen H. P. Pell

Release date: September 16, 2017 [eBook #55561]

Language: English

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Cover: Montcalm Congratulating His Victorious Troops,
Battle of Carillon, Fort Ticonderoga, July 8, 1758.

Fort Ticonderoga: Looking South, Up Lake Champlain

Fort Ticonderoga
A Short History

Compiled from Contemporary Sources
By S. H. P. Pell

Profusely Illustrated

Reprinted for the Fort Ticonderoga Museum
1966

“The little bronze flint and tinder box illustrated, was found in 1888 by the present Museum Director, then a small boy. His brother dislodged a stone while they were climbing around the fort. Under the stone was this box with flint and tinder in it. Bronze and of French design, it must have belonged to some important officer, probably Montcalm de Levis, Bougainville or Bourlamacque. The busts represent Cupid and Psyche; the faces are extraordinarily beautiful and expressive. The box measures 2¼ by 1¼ inches.

I consider this box and the back plate for the suit of half-armor (found a few years ago) the most interesting of the thousands of articles found at the Fort.

This little box stimulated the Director’s interest. Even as a small boy he hoped some day to preserve and perhaps restore Fort Ticonderoga. Many a year was to pass before this dream could become a reality.”

Flint and Tinder Box Which Started the Fort Ticonderoga Collection (Found by S. H. P. Pell, when a small boy) (Drawing by Herbert Sherlock of North Canton, Ohio)
BUSTS in CENTER of TOP and BOTTOM of CASE
BOX OPEN SHOWING INTERIOR
DETAIL of FLOWER DESIGN
and BORDER
REAR of HINGE