Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1894.
“Liberty Monument is a historic monument located at Ticonderoga in Essex County, New York. It was built in 1924 and is a bronze sculpture on a tiered granite base.”
Wikipedia article Liberty Monument (Ticonderoga), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 114 National Register listings published here for Essex County · listed in 1989 · category: Object.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Liberty Monument between 1993 and 2020, burning about 181 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 13 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | MILLER MOUNTAIN |
| 27 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | ROGERS ROCK FIRE |
| 17 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 11 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Liberty Monument: 18 past producers, 4 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Graphite, Feldspar, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett Manufacturing Co. Quarry | Feldspar, Garnet, Graphite, Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Lead Hill Deposit | Graphite, Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | 1842, 1855 | |
| Unnamed | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | 1825, 1845 | |
| Barrett Deposit | Feldspar | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Mount Defiance Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1888, 1905 | |
| Vineland and Butler Mines | Iron | Past Producer | 1887, 1892 | |
| Buck Mountain Pond Property Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | ||
| Buck Mountain Prospect | Graphite | Past Producer | 1903, 1907 | |
| Kirby Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | ||
| Lead Hill Mine | Graphite | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ticonderoga, the town this property stands in, in 28 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 17 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 3 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ticonderoga | $200,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ticonderoga | $100,000 | no account filed |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ticonderoga | $25,000 | Several reports of trees downed by thunderstorm winds and some utility lines downed between Schroon Lake, Crown Point and Ticonderoga off Routes 74 and 9N. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ticonderoga | $25,000 | Several trees and utility lines downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Ticonderoga | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ticonderoga | $20,000 | Numerous reports of trees and wires down including Vineyard road, Burgoyne road, Park Ave and Routes 9N, 22. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ticonderoga | $20,000 | Numerous reports of trees, large limbs and power lines down in Ticonderoga, including trees down on several vehicles on Champlain Ave. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ticonderoga | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Flash Flood | Ticonderoga | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ticonderoga | $10,000 | Several trees and power lines down along Route 9, just north of the village. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ticonderoga | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ticonderoga | $5,000 | Trees on wires. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ticonderoga | $5,000 | Several trees downed by thunderstorms winds in Ticonderoga. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Ticonderoga | $5,000 | St Claire St in Ticonderoga is flooded and impassable. Cellars are beginning to flood with emergency responders working to pump out water. In addition, several culverts between Schroon Lake and Ticonderoga have been washed out. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ticonderoga | $5,000 | Several large limbs and a few tree tops toppled. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ticonderoga | $5,000 | Several trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ticonderoga | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ticonderoga | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ticonderoga | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Ticonderoga | - | Quarter size hail reported. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Ticonderoga | - | Several reports throughout Ticonderoga of quarter, half dollar and golf ball size hail reported accompanied by strong winds and torrential rains. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Ticonderoga | - | Golf ball size hail reported by Ticonderoga Emergency manager. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Ticonderoga | - | Quarter size hail reported. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Ticonderoga | - | A cold front moved across northern New York during the late morning and afternoon hours of Monday, July 7, 1997. Showers and thunderstorms accompanied this front with locally heavy rain and some large hail. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Ticonderoga | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ticonderoga | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Ticonderoga | - | no account filed |
| November 2004 | Hail | Ticonderoga | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hancock House | under 500 feet | 1988 |
 | Community Building | 0.2 miles | 1988 |
 | Clark House | 0.3 miles | 1988 |
 | Silas B. Moore Gristmill | 0.4 miles | 1988 |
 | Lake George Avenue Historic District | 0.4 miles | 1989 |
 | PAD Factory, The | 0.4 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 89002014 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Essex County | All 114 listed properties in this county. |
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