French & Indian War
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Alexandria, Virginia
This 18th-century home was used by General Braddock as his headquarters during the French and Indian War.
Located in Old Town Alexandria, Carlyle House was completed in 1753 by a wealthy Scottish merchant for his bride, Sarah Fairfax of Belvoir. Their home quickly became a center of social and...
Crown Point, New York
During the French and Indian War, Ft. Fredric served as a critical French Bastion guarding against British invasions to the north. Destroyed by the retreating French in 1759, the British occupied the peninsula and eventually built a new and much larger fort adjacent to the old one. During the...
Prairie du Rocher, Illinois
This site marks the location of the last of three successive forts named “de Chartres” built by the French during their eighteenth-century colonial occupation of what is today Illinois.This fort served as the French seat of government and its chief military installation in the Illinois Country. In...
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
One of the most important sites of the French and Indian War, this museum tells the story of the fight for control of North America.One of the most important sites of the French and Indian War, this museum tells the story of the fight for control of North America.Located in Point State Park, at the...
Ticonderoga, New York
Exhibits at the fort depict the natural and strategic geography of the historic landscape of the Ticonderoga peninsula during both the French & Indian and Revolutionary Wars.Fort Ticonderoga is one of the nation's oldest museums and boasts world class collections – including the largest...
Detroit, Michigan
The fort was used to house and train troops from the Civil War era until Vietnam. Its 82-acre riverside site makes it ideal for tourism and public events.In 1840, at the point on the Detroit River closest to British Canada, the United States Army began surveying local farms for the placement of new...
Lake George, New York
Site of the infamous "Fort William Henry Massacre," the reconstructed fort displays military artifacts from the French and Indian War.Built in 1755 during the French and Indian War as a staging point for sorties against French Fort Carillon, the British stronghold fell to French forces in 1757 and...
Johnstown, New York
Johnson Hall State Historic Site was the 1763 Georgian home and business headquarters for Sir William Johnson, Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Northern Dept. [Six Nations].
As the largest single landowner and most influential individual in the settlement of the Mohawk Valley, Sir William...
Vergennes, Vermont
Focusing on the maritime history and nautical archaeology of the Champlain Valley, the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum has artifacts and exhibits spread throughout more than a dozen buildings.Located at Basin Harbor off Lake Champlain, the museum contains artifacts from some of the 200 documented...
Fort Dix, New Jersey
The barracks serves as an educational center for Colonial and American history, and stands as the last remaining structure of its kind.The Old Barracks is a State and National Landmark located in Trenton, New Jersey. Built in 1758 by the Colony of New Jersey during the French and Indian War, the...
Fort Edward, New York
The house museum, originally the 1772 home of Patrick Smyth, has been open to the public since 1953 with authentic furnishings depicting the lives of occupants from the 1770s through the 1940s.Built with timbers taken from the ruins of the French & Indian War fortification Fort Edward, the...
Youngstown, New York
Fort Niagara was originally built in 1678 to protect the interests of New France in America, but later became a significant military outpost during the French and Indian War and the War of 1812.
Standing on a bluff above Lake Ontario not far from Niagara Falls, Old Fort Niagara has dominated the...
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nicknamed the "Forks of the Ohio," the park is not only the site of a confluence of major rivers, but was a pivotal turning point in the French and Indian War as well.Nicknamed the "Forks of the Ohio," the park is not only the site of a confluence of major rivers, but was a...
Lake George, New York
Marked by buoys and open to divers are seven of the 900 bateaux used during the British attack on Fort Carillon in the summer of 1758, as well as the 50-foot-long radeau Land Tortoise, the oldest intact war vessel in North America.From 1755 to 1763, Britain and France fought in the French and...
Cohoes, New York
The home, once used as military headquarters, contains exhibits on 18th century life and original furniture.Situated at the strategic junction of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers, the 18th-century brick mansion served as military headquarters during the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary War, and...