Lake George Battlefield Park Historic District Explained

Lake George Battlefield Park Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:139 Beach Rd., near Lake George, New York
Coordinates:43.4228°N -73.7139°W
Built:c. -1814, 1896-1965
Added:December 30, 2011
Refnum:11000971[1]

Lake George Battlefield Park Historic District is a national historic district relating to the French and Indian War Battle of Lake George and located near Lake George in Warren County, New York. The parkland was purchased and developed by New York State between 1896 and 1965. It encompasses numerous significant archaeological sites related to a series of conflicts dated from about 1755 to 1814. The archaeological sites include those related to Fort George (1759), earthen trenches (1757-1758), and barracks and hospitals dated to the 1750s. The historic districts also includes a number of plaques and monuments including those commemorating Henry Knox (1925), the Bloody Morning Scout (1935), Fr. Isaac Jogues (1939), King Hendrick Theyanoguin and General William Johnson. Other contributing features relate to the property's development as a park and include the battlefield park and battlefield campground, Fort George Road, the Delaware and Hudson Railway right of way (c. 1880), the Dowling Farmhouse (c. 1870), and the maintenance complex (c. 1890-c. 1920s).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

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  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places. 2012-01-06. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/27/11 through 12/30/11. National Park Service.
  2. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190404141934/https://cris.parks.ny.gov/. dead. 2019-04-04. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Lake George Battlefield Park Historic District . 2015-11-01 . Herman Brown . Charles Vandrei . Brook Blades . Wade Catts . Kathleen LaFrank . PDF . August 2011 . and Accompanying photographs