(Colonial Wars Plaque with Indian Relief), (sculpture).

(Colonial Wars Plaque with Indian Relief), (sculpture).

Beatty, W. Gedney, architect.

Paul E. Cabaret & Company, founder.

(Colonial Wars Plaque with Indian Relief), (sculpture).

Installed 1900.

Sculpture: metal; Base: stone.

Sculpture: approx. H. 22 in. x W. 32 in.; Base: approx. 62 x 55 x 40 in.

(At lower left:) W. GEDNEY BEATTY. ARCHITECT. (At lower right:) CAST BY PAUL E. CABARET. N.Y. (On plaque:) A.D. 1900/THE SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS/IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK ERECTED/THIS TABLET TO COMMEMORATE THE COLONIAL/BATTLES FOUGHT IN THIS VICINITY/CHAMPLAIN WITH HURONS AND ALGONQUINS/DEFEATED THE IROQUOIS JULY 30, 1609 NEAR/THE SHORE MONTCALM DEFEATED ABER-/CROMBIE JULY 8, 1758 AT THE ASSAULT OF/FORT CARILLON OR TICONDEROGA/AMHERST CAPTURED THE FORT/JULY 27, 1759 signed Founder's mark appears.

Rectangular commemorative text plaque with profile view of an Indian head relief is affixed to a boulder. The outside border of the plaque consists of grape leaves, vines and grapes. The center portion is recessed from the outside border and has a bead and reel border. The text is surrounded by by an oval border comprised of oval cartouches separated by arrowheads. The design inside the cartouches alternates between a florette and fleur-de-lis.

History -- United States -- Indian Wars

History -- United States -- French & Indian War

Figure male -- Head

Ethnic -- Indian

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Ticonderoga

Administered by Fort Ticonderoga Museum, Box 390, Ticonderoga, New York 12883

Located Fort Ticonderoga, Entrance road, Ticonderoga, New York

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.

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