Cheap Things To Do in Putnam, New York

You can drive through the fort for free and get a pretty good view , but you have to pay $10 per person to get inside of it More on igougo

Replica of John Hancock house in Boston on Beacon St. Exhibits, library. Gift shop. More on iloveny.com

Inscription. This property has been, placed on the, National Register, of Historic Places, by the United States, Department of the Interior. , Location. 43° 50.912′ N, 73° 26.081R... More on HMDB

Swim, picnic, playground. July 1 - Labor Day. Free. More on iloveny.com

Inscription. “. our Men is clearing the Encamping Ground over the Lake. ”, Sgt. Timothy Tuttle, July 23, 1776: In July 1776 Northern Army commander Gen. Horatio Gates organized regiment... More on HMDB

Inscription. “ ordered a large Stoer House to be built. ”, Col. Jeduthan Baldwin, August 17, 1776: At least one of the storehouses constructed on Mount Independence during the Revolutio... More on HMDB

Inscription. “ Some of the intrenchments are still visible. ” – John Disturnell, 1857: After the American Revolution, numerous visitors curious to see the places that figured so prominently in the war for independence ... More on HMDB

Inscription. “ The Generals have Fixd on a spot. to be fortified. ”, Lt. Col. Matthias Ogden, July 19, 1776: On July 5, 1777, Thomas Anburey, who was traveling with British Lt. Gen. John Burgoyne on Lake Champlain, observed ... More on HMDB

Inscription. “ we are Building a Large & Long Breast work on the South Side. ”, Pvt. Thomas Killam, August 19, 1776: When the American Northern Army arrived at Ticonderoga in mid-July 1776, the 300-acre peninsula opposite ... More on HMDB

Inscription. After Ethan Allen seized Fort Ticonderoga, the Americans built Fort Mt. Independence, northwest from here on the Lake. Following Burgoynes invasion, Gen. St Clair evacuated the Forts, retreating across these hills to ... More on HMDB

Inscription. “. a perfect mousetrap.”, Col. Alexander Scammell, September 21, 1777: From here are seen nearly all the powerful forces of nature that made this spot on Lake Champlain the Gibraltar of the North as well as ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In the mid-18th century, this battlefield was a focal point in the Seven Years War, a world war between France and Great Britain. Here the two super-powers struggled for control of the Lake Champlain Lake George water ... More on HMDB