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Ticonderoga  -  Crown Point Regional Business Directory 43°51′30″N 73°27′15″W  /     43°57′01″N 73°26′13″W   Below are local business in the Ticonderoga Region which rests along the beautiful shores of our majestic Lake Champlain and Lake George, where the LaChute River connects Lake George and Lake Champlain.  Ticonderoga is famous for the Fort Ticonderoga historical preserved fort, and being the land between two Lakes.  Hundreds of miles of boating pleasure and fishing.  Lake Champlain boast the best bass fishing in the USA.  The historical events are numerous with the French & British battles, the Loyalist and Patriots struggling through the Revolution.  Merino wool developed in Ticonderoga, Horicon Iron Co. in Moriah, Ticonderoga Paper (now International Paper), Lead Mountain region for its pure graphite (making Ticonderoga Pencils famous), are some of the important businesses of yesteryear that grew this region after the early settlers like Samuel de Champlain, arrived in 1609.  The town itself was formed in 1804 from parts of Crown Point and rest between two lakes.  Often coined "the land between two lakes."  Ticonderoga enjoys the majestic Lake George, best bass-fishing in the US lake, Lake Champlain, Mount Defiance, Eagle Lake, Putnam Pond and the hamlet of Baldwin, and  Chilson.  The local airport (4B6) is now getting a fuel station.   Nearby Crown Point, has a rich history in the Revolutionary War.  After the war, the Fort Crown Point remained arm with a skeleton crew and surprised 100 "The Green Mountain Boys".  The Crown Point Lighthouse serves as a beacon and monument. It guided boaters of the past through the narrow on-half mile between Crown Point and Chimney Point for 50 years.  Now a monument with eight Doric columns with a statue sculpted by American Carl Heber.  A dedication services in 1912 was presided by President William Taft and presented the bronze medallion bust of Auguste Rodin's "LaFrance."  The medallion is now mounted in the sculpture and worth camera shot when traveling through.  Today Crown Point got an overhaul with their bridge to New York.  Both Governors (VT & NY) celebrated the day the bridge was finish.   It was a huge collaborative project.   Crown Point hosts hamlets of Burdick Crossing, Cold Spring Park, Crown Point Center, Factoryville, and Ironville (home of the electric age),   If you are a local business/organization, and have a service or product that may help our Internet visitors explore the Adirondack Park, please contact us so we can post your business or organization (FREE).   Underlined postings include hyper links for your convenience.  Please visit and patronize Adirondack businesses so this part of the country can be enjoyed and saved for generations to come.  If you see a broken link, or a moved business, please help us police your list so we can better serve you.  By sharing, we better our world.  Thank you.  We appreciate reciprocal links!  Please patronized our businesses.