Colonial Coins Display at Fort William Henry

BillyKingsley

I got back to Lake George NY, my favorite place in the world, last week for the first time since 2012. Health had prevented me from going for far too long. Every year we visit Fort William Henry, a reconstruction (with some originality) of a fort built in 1755 and burned during the French & Indian War.

They have a display case in the main lobby that changes from time to time, and this year it had a display of colonial era coins. It was a little hard to photograph them as the glass was very reflective, but I did my best.

First, here's a picture from inside the Fort.


Info sheet:


Display:


















These coins have been part of the permanent display since at least 2007.


Something that made me laugh and also a little nervous at the same time...the coin display is right next to the cent squishing machine! Luckily, this is in sight of the Fort employees who could stop anything bad from happening.


Thanks for reading.

Flatwoods

Cool post. It's good to see you posting.

That looks like my kind of place.

I enjoy hisorical sites.

djm

Vacationed at Lake George for many years as a teen. We did visit the Fort a few times. The photo brings back fond memories of the time spent on the lake.

ProofArtworkonCircs

Louis XVI lived 1754-1793. I don't think he made early 19th century coins, but maybe late 18th century.

bronzemat

Thats cool, thanks for sharing.

kaz

Thanks for the history, Billy! despite the glass, I think your photos turned out pretty well.

HandH

Great post. Thanks for the pics and info. Fort William Henry is now on my to do list.

WillieBoyd2

Nice pictures!

The Oak Tree Shilling looks like it might have been worn by someone.

HandH

It's pretty cool a 100 year old coin was still circulating at the time of the Forts burning. The oak tree shilling. Unless, of course, one of the officers was a coin collector.

HandH

Good eye WB2.

ricko

Lake George is not far from me...have not been there in many, many years. Great photographs Billy.... Cheers, RickO

SaorAlba

More colonial era forts well worth seeing are Ft. Niagara on the NY side and Ft. George right across the Niagara river on the Canadian side.

golden

Cool,especially the bits!

coindeuce

Originally posted by: SaorAlba

More colonial era forts well worth seeing are Ft. Niagara on the NY side and Ft. George right across the Niagara river on the Canadian side.

And Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain. I still smell the pungent odor that came from the nearby paper mill that was in operation when I was a kid.

johnny9434

its always neat to see the old stuff like that