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Fort William Henry Open 7 days a week Fort William Henry, named in honor of the Duke of Cumberland, son of King George III, was erected in 1755 by Major General William Johnson. General Johnson ordered the Fort built to block an anticipated French advance from Canada into the colonies. On September 8, 1755, he renamed Lac du St. Sacrement - Lake George, in honor of his Majesty, King George.
The Massacre at Fort William Henry In the summer of 1757, the renowned Marquis d'Montcalm mustered a force of 12,500 French and Indians and swept south over Lake George to confront Colonel Munro and his valiant band of 2,500 colonial defenders and British regulars. For six days and nights, the French artillery mercilessly pounded the log fort. Finally, Munro surrendered and what was left of the Fort was burned by the French. What followed on that tragic day is infamously known as the "Massacre at Fort William Henry." Montcalm Indian allies seized hundreds of British and Colonial men, women and children many of whom fell victim to the tomahawk. On the tour you will see:
The Restoration of Fort William Henry Although the original Fort was burned by the French in 1757, the British Army engineers who designed the Fort in 1755 left with their plans intact. Borrowing these from the British Government in 1952, contractors were able to build a reconstruction exact in every detail. Today, within the Fortress, audio-visual displays, and the Cooper Theater surround you with the realism of life on the colonial frontier. Hundreds of colonial and Prehistoric artifacts recovered from the site detail the day-to-day lives of the men and women who lived and died during this important period of our history. This fort was the filming site of The Perils of Pauline from the early days of movie making, as well as The last of the Mohegans.
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