Fort George Park LbNA #17972 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Baker  |
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| Plant date: | Sep 9, 2005 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Lake George |
| County: | Warren |
| State: | New York |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | MusicMakers |
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| Last found: | Aug 18, 2011 |
| Status: | FFFFaFFFFFFFFFFFraaa |
| Last edited: | Sep 9, 2005 |
Fort George Park Letterbox.
****Checked on the box on 8/03/2007 and status was good***
Estimated Time: 30-60 min.
Clues: Moderate very straightforward.
Terrain: mostly paved, park setting. Slight hills. OK for Kids
This letterbox is very near the Warren County Bike Trial.
To get to Fort George Park, take exit 21 of I-87 and turn right onto NY Route 9N (from the south), or a left of to NY Route 9N (from the north) and head to Lake George Village. At the light take a left onto NY Route 9 drive trough one stop light until you see the Tikki resort on the right and a Glens Falls National Bank on you right and take you first right at the bottom of the hill. This is West Brook Rd and is a one-way road. You will see West Brook on you left and soon a large grass area on your right. You can park along the right side of the road anywhere here. If it is crowded you can loop around onto the road that parallels the one your on and park on that side. Park you vehicle and head into the field north toward the Lake, you will see a bike path running across the park. At this point you will be you are about to begin your search first…
As you look north up Lake George and enjoy the view, look to you Left and you will see the restored Fort William Henry and realize that you are standing in a spot where a great conflict took place that changed the course of events in the New World. Look to the left and will see a forested park that once was a great encampment that was the site of a few important battles. You see, in 1755 there were no roads and the only way to move an Army trough the wilderness was by boat. At that point in 1755, the French controlled a point on Lake Champlain at Fort Carlin and the English had a large fort at Fort Edward, which controlled access to the Hudson. The British decided that to attack the French they would build a road to the south end of Lake George, which they did. They soon realized they also opened Albany up to a French attack, via Lake George and the Hudson River and decided to build and garrison a small fort there, Fort William Henry. The French commanders thought that a little wooden fort would be easy to take and the high British commanders thought it weak and would only man it with 300 solders and only enough cannon that was absolutely necessary. The stand, if it were needed to be made, would happen at the large better-manned fort at Fort Edward. However, you see this small fort was built by a very talented engineer, Capt William Eyre, who while having to use wood to hold the sand in place, built the walls, 30 feet thick. I think Himself, and Col. Monroe were to only ones to know that the small fort was very strong.
When the Marquee de Malcolm attacked and took three days to take the fort he expended too much of his resources to be able to mount and effective campaign against the British in Albany, and after burning the fort headed back north of the winter. This allowed the English to have the winter to build its forces, which defeated the French at Montreal the following year.
I know you want to find the Letterbox so let’s begin
Clues:
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Note: This box does not contain an ink pad. Please bring one with you.
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In the field that you’re in you will have to explore until you find the stature of Father Isaac Jogues tucked away in the corner of the field. You should be able to see it if you are situated in the middle of the field, looking directly opposite the Lake. Walk up to the statue this is the point of beginning. After visiting the statue, turn around and head down the stairs and stay on the asphalt path leads to the right Don’t take the path that goes sharply to the right very near the bottom of the steps. The correct path will lead you up a hill toward Fort George Road, passing a monument to Winfred S. LaRose. Continue on the path, crossing Fort George Rd up a short hill until you come to a statue of a Native American and an English officer. Walk around the statue to the rear and locate the asphalt path that runs parallel with Fort George Rd. and take this path and walk away from the lake. After a very short distance you will see a monument to four unknown solders buried under the stone. Continue along the path past the stone will bear to the left into the woods until you reach the refurbished bronze statue of a Native American drinking water. Walk around the right side of the statue and pick up a path behind it and walk down the path until you reach the remains of a stone fort. Fort George. You will walk through a small parking area; you will see a sign that says “Fortification.” Just past the sign you will see a roadway that runs parallel with the fort’s main wall. Walk along the road, along the base of the bastion until you come to the notheast corner of this baston. There will be a very large pine tree with a small one gowing right next to it along the road on the same side as the fortification. Now here is the tricky part. Continue in the same direction along the road that you have traveled 15 paces or so (1 pace=2 steps.) Look to your left and the point you are looking for is when you see the woodline on your left break to the north, at the corner of the brush line you will see two rocks (these are part of a line of rocks the mark the edge of the road), if you look you will see a faint path leading along the brush line (to the north). Take the path and follow it until you almost reach the bike path. Look to your left and you will see a large pine tree that has fallen over about 30’ off the path. Walk to where the roots came out of the ground on the side away from the path and 20’ from the roots toward the bike path you will see where the tree is resting on a rock. Under the bark and rocks is what you are looking for.
See my blog at http://bakersoutdoors.blogspot.com/
****Checked on the box on 8/03/2007 and status was good***
Estimated Time: 30-60 min.
Clues: Moderate very straightforward.
Terrain: mostly paved, park setting. Slight hills. OK for Kids
This letterbox is very near the Warren County Bike Trial.
To get to Fort George Park, take exit 21 of I-87 and turn right onto NY Route 9N (from the south), or a left of to NY Route 9N (from the north) and head to Lake George Village. At the light take a left onto NY Route 9 drive trough one stop light until you see the Tikki resort on the right and a Glens Falls National Bank on you right and take you first right at the bottom of the hill. This is West Brook Rd and is a one-way road. You will see West Brook on you left and soon a large grass area on your right. You can park along the right side of the road anywhere here. If it is crowded you can loop around onto the road that parallels the one your on and park on that side. Park you vehicle and head into the field north toward the Lake, you will see a bike path running across the park. At this point you will be you are about to begin your search first…
As you look north up Lake George and enjoy the view, look to you Left and you will see the restored Fort William Henry and realize that you are standing in a spot where a great conflict took place that changed the course of events in the New World. Look to the left and will see a forested park that once was a great encampment that was the site of a few important battles. You see, in 1755 there were no roads and the only way to move an Army trough the wilderness was by boat. At that point in 1755, the French controlled a point on Lake Champlain at Fort Carlin and the English had a large fort at Fort Edward, which controlled access to the Hudson. The British decided that to attack the French they would build a road to the south end of Lake George, which they did. They soon realized they also opened Albany up to a French attack, via Lake George and the Hudson River and decided to build and garrison a small fort there, Fort William Henry. The French commanders thought that a little wooden fort would be easy to take and the high British commanders thought it weak and would only man it with 300 solders and only enough cannon that was absolutely necessary. The stand, if it were needed to be made, would happen at the large better-manned fort at Fort Edward. However, you see this small fort was built by a very talented engineer, Capt William Eyre, who while having to use wood to hold the sand in place, built the walls, 30 feet thick. I think Himself, and Col. Monroe were to only ones to know that the small fort was very strong.
When the Marquee de Malcolm attacked and took three days to take the fort he expended too much of his resources to be able to mount and effective campaign against the British in Albany, and after burning the fort headed back north of the winter. This allowed the English to have the winter to build its forces, which defeated the French at Montreal the following year.
I know you want to find the Letterbox so let’s begin
Clues:
***********************************************************
Note: This box does not contain an ink pad. Please bring one with you.
*********************************************************
In the field that you’re in you will have to explore until you find the stature of Father Isaac Jogues tucked away in the corner of the field. You should be able to see it if you are situated in the middle of the field, looking directly opposite the Lake. Walk up to the statue this is the point of beginning. After visiting the statue, turn around and head down the stairs and stay on the asphalt path leads to the right Don’t take the path that goes sharply to the right very near the bottom of the steps. The correct path will lead you up a hill toward Fort George Road, passing a monument to Winfred S. LaRose. Continue on the path, crossing Fort George Rd up a short hill until you come to a statue of a Native American and an English officer. Walk around the statue to the rear and locate the asphalt path that runs parallel with Fort George Rd. and take this path and walk away from the lake. After a very short distance you will see a monument to four unknown solders buried under the stone. Continue along the path past the stone will bear to the left into the woods until you reach the refurbished bronze statue of a Native American drinking water. Walk around the right side of the statue and pick up a path behind it and walk down the path until you reach the remains of a stone fort. Fort George. You will walk through a small parking area; you will see a sign that says “Fortification.” Just past the sign you will see a roadway that runs parallel with the fort’s main wall. Walk along the road, along the base of the bastion until you come to the notheast corner of this baston. There will be a very large pine tree with a small one gowing right next to it along the road on the same side as the fortification. Now here is the tricky part. Continue in the same direction along the road that you have traveled 15 paces or so (1 pace=2 steps.) Look to your left and the point you are looking for is when you see the woodline on your left break to the north, at the corner of the brush line you will see two rocks (these are part of a line of rocks the mark the edge of the road), if you look you will see a faint path leading along the brush line (to the north). Take the path and follow it until you almost reach the bike path. Look to your left and you will see a large pine tree that has fallen over about 30’ off the path. Walk to where the roots came out of the ground on the side away from the path and 20’ from the roots toward the bike path you will see where the tree is resting on a rock. Under the bark and rocks is what you are looking for.
See my blog at http://bakersoutdoors.blogspot.com/