Ticonderoga (hamlet), New York

Ticonderoga
hamlet
Ticonderoga

Location in New York

Coordinates: 43°50′55″N 73°25′23″W / 43.84861°N 73.42306°WCoordinates: 43°50′55″N 73°25′23″W / 43.84861°N 73.42306°W
Country United States
State New York
County Essex
Village Incorporated 1889
Village Dissolved 1992
Population (2010)
 • Total 3,382
Area code(s) 518

Ticonderoga (/taɪkɒndərˈoʊɡə/) is a hamlet in the southeast of the town of Ticonderoga, in Essex County, New York, United States. The name is derived from a native term for "between the two waters." The hamlet became a census-designated place in 2008.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the population was 3,382.

History

In 1889, the hamlet of Ticonderoga was incorporated as a village within the town of Ticonderoga, but in 1992 voted to dissolve the village.[2] The area is an important location for the production of paper.[3] The familiar yellow "Ticonderoga pencils" were named for the fort and never actually made in the community.[4]

Fort Ticonderoga, east of the community, was the original outpost of civilization before it fell into disrepair after its importance in war declined. The modern fort is a reconstruction of the ruins.

History of, and historic sites in, the village of Ticonderoga are detailed in "Ticonderoga (Village) Multiple Resource Area", a New York State study from 1988.[5]

The Lake George Steamboat Company continues to operate steamboats out of Ticonderoga.

Geography

Ticonderoga is in Upstate New York, south of Plattsburgh, and near the Vermont border. The community lies between Lake George and Lake Champlain on the site of a portage between the two lakes, previously guarded by historic Fort Ticonderoga. The name of the waterway running through this portage is called the la Chute River, which drains the outflow of Lake George into Lake Champlain, and it contains a waterfall slightly east of the hamlet.

During the summer, a diesel-powered cable ferry connects the community to Shoreham, Vermont.

The hamlet is by the junction of New York State Route 9N, New York State Route 74, and New York State Route 22

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ticonderoga (hamlet), New York
  2. ↑ "Local Government Handbook" (PDF). New York State Department of State. 2008. pp. Page 77, Table 13. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
  3. ↑ "International Paper". Retrieved 2010-06-05.
  4. ↑ "Dixon Ticonderoga". Retrieved 2010-06-05.
  5. ↑ "Ticonderoga (Village) Multiple Resource Area, NY, 1988, http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/64000595.pdf

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