Evening at the Library: Sam Huntington of Crown Point State Historic Site, Speaking at Sherman Free Library, Port Henry, NY

Evening at the Library: Sam Huntington of Crown Point State Historic Site, Speaking at Sherman Free Library, Port Henry, NY

Join us at the Sherman Free Library on April 27th at 6:00 PM for a presentation on the devastating fire that destroyed the British fort at Crown Point in late April of 1773. The British fort at Crown Point was one of the largest British military installations in North America, and the 1773 fire left it ruins.

Relying on first-hand accounts and archaeological evidence related to the fire, Historic Site Manager Sam Huntington will tell the story of how a chimney fire in the soldiers barracks quickly spread to roofs and timbers supporting the fort’s walls and eventually detonated the fort’s powder magazine.

This presentation will explore the events leading up to the fire, the heroic efforts to battle the blaze, and the dramatic circumstances that played out in its aftermath, while placing the fire and the British presence on Lake Champlain in the broader context of the of 1770s.

Sam Huntington is the Historic Site Manager at Crown Point State Historic Site. He has more than 15 years of experience working in New York State museums and historic sites, including Fort Ticonderoga, the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, and most recently at Crailo State Historic Site in Rensselaer, NY, a museum dedicated to telling the history of the Colonial Dutch. Huntington, a North Country native and a graduate of Crown Point Central School, took over management of Crown Point State Historic Site in September of 2022.

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Location:
Sherman Free Library
Address:
20 Church Street, Port Henry, New York
Contact:
Ph: (518) 546-7461
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Date:
Thu, 04/27/2023
Hours:
6:00 PM
Admission:
N/A