Fort Ticonderoga is one of several forts on the shores of Lake Champlain. Originally a French fort built in 1755-1757 as Fort Carillion, the fort was active during the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. After 1789 locals took remnants of the fort for their own buildings. They even melted down the cannons. By the early 1900’s it was in ruins. In 1909 it was rebuilt and reopened as a historic site. Today it mimics the original and houses an impressive array of artifacts.
For the rebuild the British government provided 14 cannon that were cast for use in the Revolution but the war ended before they were shipped. There were lots of cannons here. A tour guide said some came from the Caribbean.
I was fascinated by the large collection of ammo. Posted signage gave the details:
Cataloging the Ammunition Collection
Fort Ticonderoga houses one of the largest collections of 18th century military projectiles in the United States. In 2016 with the help of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (MA-30-16-0178-16) the museum hired a specialist to devote eight months to thoroughly research, sort, and catalog this massive collection. What you see below is a small sample of that process. The make and model of all muskets, cannon, and mortars used at the Fort throughout the 18th century were carefully researched. French and British military ammunition standards were found and the collection was then painstakingly analyzed and divided into the many categories you see below. The four main categories were musket balls, grapeshot, cannonballs, and shells. The collection also includes a number of projectiles with military markings as well as imperfections such as casting flaws. Each individual specimen was weighed and measured, compared to the military standards of the day, then grouped according to size and respective weapon. The largest category was British Land Pattern caliber musket balls at 2,500, while the smallest category was French 24 pound cannonballs of which we have one. In total, Fort Ticonderoga has over 8,000 musket balls, 5,000 grapeshot, 1,000 cannonballs, and 100 shells. The count for the entire collection comes in at well over 15,000 objects.
The details (click to enlarge):
Wikipedia has more.