FORT TICONDEROGA
It can take at least two days to drive by car from Nova Scotia to Fort Ticonderoga , New York as I have experienced. During the 18th century the distance took weeks ,however, there are historical connections through prominent Loyalists. The strategic location of Fort Ticonderoga at the head of Lake Champlain led to its' importance during the French Indian War and the American Revolution. It is called the "Gibraltar of the North". During the French Indian War the Fort ,when occupied by the French, was called Fort Carillon and attacked several times by the British. On July 8, 1758 John Grant was serving in the 42nd Regiment (also known as the Black Watch) with the British forces that led an unsuccessful attack on the Fort. He was a commander in 1776 when New York was captured. At the end of the American Revolution he was granted lands as a United Empire Loyalist at Summerville, Hants County, Nova Scotia. Major General John Small ,who command...