Loudoun Ferry Road
1755 Constructed as Military Road from
Albany to Lake George by Provincial
Troops from New York, New England
and New Jersey under command of
Major General William Johnson
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Named in honor of Major General
John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun.
Commander in Chief of His Majesty's
Forces in America, French and Indian War
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1776 General Henry Knox's Train
of Artillery crossed here
to aid General George Washington
in the Siege of Boston
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Military Route Northern Department
Continental Army
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1777 Used as camp ground
of General Enoch Poor's Brigade
Marker is at the intersection of Crescent Road (County Route 159) and New Loudon Road (New York Route 9), on the right when traveling east on Crescent Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
