Liberty Monument (Ticonderoga)

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Liberty Monument
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LocationNY 9N at Montcalm St., Ticonderoga, New York
Coordinates 43°50′53″N73°26′7″W / 43.84806°N 73.43528°W / 43.84806; -73.43528
Arealess than one acre
Built1924
ArchitectKeck, Charles
MPS Ticonderoga MRA
NRHP reference No. 89002014 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 16, 1989

Liberty Monument is a historic monument located at Ticonderoga in Essex County, New York. It was built in 1924 and is a bronze sculpture on a tiered granite base. The lower part of the sculpture is composed of four life-sized figures of a Native American, a Frenchman, a Scottish soldier, and an American. They symbolize the four groups whose military exploits are part of Ticonderoga's past. The second part is the artist Charles Keck's (1875–1951) interpretation of Liberty. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2016-08-01.Note: This includes John A. Bonafide (June 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Liberty Monument" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying two photographs