America 250: Restored stone buildings rise behind the defensive walls of Fort Ticonderoga in Ticonderoga, N.Y. After merchant William Ferris Pell acquired the deteriorating fort property in 1820, his descendants began reconstructing much of the historic complex in 1909, the same year the Fort Ticonderoga Museum opened to the public. [Photo: D Dymond, Aug. 22, 2026]
America 250: Restored stone buildings rise behind the defensive walls of Fort Ticonderoga in Ticonderoga, N.Y. After merchant William Ferris Pell acquired the deteriorating fort property in 1820, his descendants began reconstructing much of the historic complex in 1909, the same year the Fort Ticonderoga Museum opened to the public. [Photo: D Dymond, Aug. 22, 2026]
![America 250: Restored stone buildings rise behind the defensive walls of Fort Ticonderoga in Ticonderoga, N.Y. After merchant William Ferris Pell acquired the deteriorating fort property in 1820, his descendants began reconstructing much of the historic complex in 1909, the same year the Fort Ticonderoga Museum opened to the public. [Photo: D Dymond, Aug. 22, 2026]](https://files.cdn-files-a.com/uploads/10931370/2000_6a8f904e4db82.png)