Amid the sit-ins, marches, and protests of the Civil Rights movement, Ezra Jack Keats played a quieter role, choosing to be an activist on the page rather than in the streets. In 1962, he published The Snowy Day, the first full-color picture book to feature a black child as its protagonist.
GPS coordinates-Fort Ticonderoga is located at 100 Fort Ti Road in Ticonderoga, New York. From US Interstate 87 (North or South) â Take Exit 28 onto NY Routes 22 and 74 East-Follow for about 18 miles-Turn left onto Route 74 East â Follow for about a Â½ mile and the entrance to Fort Ticonderoga will be on the right.
Account: Fort Ticonderoga was built by the French as Fort Carillon when they held Canada and the routes to the southern end of Lake Champlain. In 1758 during the French and Indian War Ticonderoga was the scene of a fearsome battle between the British and American colonists and the French under the Marquis de Montcalm.The following year, the fort was captured by the British under Amherst.ate: 6th July 1777. Place: Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain, New York State in the United States of America. Combatants: British, Hessians and Brunswickers against the American Colonists. Generals: Major General John Burgoyne commanded the British and Major General Arthur St Clair commanded the American troops.