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.
Fort Dickinson/Durkee (1769-1784) - In 1769, Major John Durkee and his men erected Fort Durkee on the eastern bank of the Susquehanna River at what is present-day Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The fort included four small blockhouses and was armed with four guns.