Ticonderoga (village), New York

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Ticonderoga is a hamlet located in Essex County, New York, USA. Ticonderoga has a population of about 5,200. The name is from a native term for "between the two waters."

Ticonderoga is located in the southeast part of the Town of Ticonderoga, in the southeast part of Essex County, and south of Plattsburgh.

[edit] History

The village is located near a portage around the La Chute River in use from prehistoric times.

The Village of Ticonderoga was incorporated in 1889 within the Town of Ticonderoga but later dissolved itself as a village. The area was an important location for the production of paper, and the familiar yellow "Ticonderoga pencils" were originally made in the community.

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.

[edit] Geography

Ticonderoga is in Upstate New York, 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 simply called "The Chute," which drains the outflow of Lake George into Lake Champlain, and it contains a waterfall slightly east of the hamlet.

During the summer, ferry service connects the community to Vermont.

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