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 Ticonderoga. Route 74 East / 100 Fort Ti Road. Ticonderoga, NY 12883. (518) 585-2821. FortTiconderoga.org. Open rain or shine 9:30am â 5:00pm. May 9 â November 1, 2015. Visit Fort Ticonderoga and relive some of the greatest moments of Americaâs history. Built by the French military in 1755, Fort Ticonderoga is Americaâs Fort and one of the most momentous and oldest historic sites in North America. Fort Ticonderoga celebrates the defining moments that changed the passage of North America forever.