. Lake George and Lake Champlain : a book of to-day . ent stands on the open groundSociety of Colonial Wars of the State of NewVork ard unveiled with imoosing civic and raililary ceremonies September 8. 1903. The figures,f-epresertirg Gen. Sir William Johnson and theMohawk Chief King Hendrick, are of bronze. 9leet high, stardirg on a pedestal of Barre granite12 feet in height On the west face of the die,cut in clear bold letters, is the Inscription. BATTLE OF LAKE 8, 1775. On the north side overlooking the lake is thefollowing: Confidence inspired by this victory was of inestimabl
. Lake George and Lake Champlain : a book of to-day . ent stands on the open groundSociety of Colonial Wars of the State of NewVork ard unveiled with imoosing civic and raililary ceremonies September 8. 1903. The figures,f-epresertirg Gen. Sir William Johnson and theMohawk Chief King Hendrick, are of bronze. 9leet high, stardirg on a pedestal of Barre granite12 feet in height On the west face of the die,cut in clear bold letters, is the Inscription. BATTLE OF LAKE 8, 1775. On the north side overlooking the lake is thefollowing: Confidence inspired by this victory was of inestimable value to the American army in the warof the Revolution. Facing the east the inscription is as follows 1903. The Society of Colonial Wars erected this to commemorate the victory of the Colonialforces under General William Johnson and theirMohawk allies under Chief Hendrick over theFrench regulars commanded by Baron DIeskauwith their Canadian and Indian allies. The south face says: Defeat v^ould have opened the road to Albanyto the GLENS FALLS. GLENS FALLS is on the loifiwurd bend Oithe Hudson River where il comb^ nearest toLalie George after breakirg through the I>uzerneMountains from the west, thence turns couthwardto the sea. To the eye of one from above it wouldappear as the focus of a network of radiate roads,like a great spiders web, spreading out overthe plains, its main thoroughfares divided againand again as they lead countryward to fasten onthe mountain passes round about. Six miles downthe river is Fort Edward—the Fort Lyman ofold, at the southern end of The Great Carry,which passed by Glens Falls to the head of LakeGeorge, ten miles further north. .Just beyond thenorthern border of the town runs the Half-Waylirook. notable in old Colonial records. Bevondthis the trail led through French Mountain Pas?fo the Lake over the Dark and Bloody Groundof savage times. Glens Falls was known to the Indians as Che-pon-tuc, meaning a difficult place to get
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