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Liberty Hill, at Fort Ticonderoga, returns to the center of American history with more than 500 artifacts found by archaeologists in New York, revealing traces of soldiers, families, and battles linked to the War of Independence and earlier conflicts.
At Liberty Hill, at Fort Ticonderoga, archaeologists found more than 500 artifacts linked to the War of Independence, almost 250 years after soldiers heard the US Declaration of Independence there, on July 28, 1776.
Findings reveal traces of the War of Independence
The excavations took place in 2024, in upstate New York, in a strategic area atop a hill. The site housed a large Continental Army camp during the War of Independence.
Among the objects are firearm parts, fragments of mortar shells, part of a cast iron kettle, the lid of a portable inkwell known as a “penner,” a sword hilt guard, and regimental coat buttons.
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Researchers are still studying and preserving the materials. In the future, the artifacts may be considered for exhibitions at Fort Ticonderoga, now a historic site and living history museum.
Liberty Hill had already been a battlefield
Before the War of Independence, Liberty Hill was known as Carillon Heights. On July 8, 1758, during the French and Indian War, the site was the scene of a bloody battle between French and British troops.
Some newly discovered artifacts are also linked to this confrontation. The overlap of periods reinforces the military importance of the hill, used in decisive disputes for control of the region.
During the War of Independence, troops from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York set up an extensive camp there, housing soldiers, women, and children.
Fort Ticonderoga changed hands in successive wars
Fort Ticonderoga began as Fort Carillon, a French base built from 1755, under the direction of the Marquis de Vaudreuil, on the shores of Lake Champlain.
The position was chosen due to the proximity of lakes Champlain and George, when boats were the fastest and most efficient means of transportation.
In 1759, the fort was captured and renamed by the British. Later, it had a small military presence and fell into disrepair.
In May 1775, Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen led the patriot capture of the fort. In 1777, British forces commanded by General John Burgoyne retook Ticonderoga.
Later, after Burgoyne’s surrender at Saratoga, British troops fled to Canada and destroyed what they could not take.
What did you think of these findings at Fort Ticonderoga? Leave your opinion in the comments, tell us which artifact caught your attention the most, and say if discoveries like this help make the War of Independence closer, more concrete, and understandable for those who follow history.
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