Junction of Highway #74 - Photo Entrance to Fort Ticonderoga Carillon Battlefield Community of Ticonderoga, New York. East to communities of Larrabees Pt, Vermont and Orwell. Access to Fort Ticonderoga Carillon Battlefield. Built by the French in 1775, Fort Ticonderoga (Carillon) played a critical role in the American War for Independence. On these grounds occurred the first American victory of the American Revolution, won by Benedict Arnold, Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys. A state of the northeast United States. It was admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies in 1788. First explored by Samuel de Champlain and Henry Hudson, the region was claimed by the Dutch in 1624 but fell to the English in 1664–1667. The building of the Erie Canal and railroad lines in the 1820s and 1830s led to development of the western part of the state and great economic prosperity, establishing New York City as the financial center of the nation. Albany is the capital and New York City the largest metropolis.