| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1755/00/00 | Gen Phineas Lyman establishes a fort on the site of the ruins of old Fort Lydius. Construction of the new fort is supervised by Cap William Eyre and it is named Fort Lyman after General Lyman. Marker is at 67 Broadway, Fort Edward, NY. | |||||
| 1755/09/08 | Chief William Johnson leads 1,500 troops and 200 Mohawks led by Mohawk chief King Hendrick, against Dieskau and 1,500 French and Canadian forces and Natives on the road between Fort Lyman and a British camp on the southern end of Lake George. | Battle of Lake George | ||||
| 1755/09/08 | Capt Joseph Bent | Massachusetts Captain | In a ravine 3 miles south of the village of Lake George, Col Ephraim Williams' 200 Mohawk braves and 1,000 troops from his Massachusetts Regiment and Col Nathan Whiting's Connecticut Regiment are ambushed by French forces. | Battle of Lake George | ||
| 1755/09/08 | Moses Porter | Died | Moses Porter, a Captain of a regiment commanded by Colonel Ephriam Williams, is killed in the "Battle of Bloody Morning Scout" near Lake George, New York. | Battle of Lake George | ||
| 1755/09/21 | Sir William Johnson changes the name of Fort Lyman to Fort Edward. At this time a large military hospital complex is constructed on what is now known as Rogers Island. | |||||
| 1755/12/15 | Brig Gen Peter Gilman | Military | Col Peter Gilman's battalion departs Fort Edward and returns home to New Hampshire. | Battle of Lake George | ||
| 1772/00/00 | Patrick Smyth builds a house with timbers taken from the ruins of Fort Edward, a fortification from the French and Indian War. | |||||
| 1776/00/00 | During the Revolutionary War, the Smyth house operates as a tavern, serving such notables as George Washington, James Monroe and Baroness Von Reidesel. | |||||
| 1828/12/25 | Solomon Northup | Groom | Anne Hampton, a woman of color of African, European, and Native American descent, marries Solomon Northup at his lodgings in 1828 or 1829. | Twelve Years a Slave | Marriage of Anne Hampton and Solomon Northup | |
| 1828/12/25 | Anne Hampton Northup | Bride | Anne Hampton, a woman of color of African, European, and Native American descent, marries Solomon Northup at his lodgings in 1828 or 1829. | Twelve Years a Slave | Marriage of Anne Hampton and Solomon Northup |
| Particulars for Old Fort House: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Historic Use | Courthouse |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Area of Significance | Exploration-settlement |
| Architectural Style | Federal Style |
| Architectural Style | Greek Revival |
| Historic Use | Restaurant |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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