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	* [http://dmna.ny.gov/forts/fortsM_P/nicholsonFort.htm New York State Military Museum - Fort Fort Nicholson]		* [http://dmna.ny.gov/forts/fortsM_P/nicholsonFort.htm New York State Military Museum - Fort Fort Nicholson]
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	'''Fort Edward''' (1755-1766, 1777-1780) - The site of [[Fort Nicholson]] (1709), [[Fort Lydius]] (1731), [[Fort Lyman]] (1755) and Fort Edward (1757). The site is located at the town of Fort Edward in Washington County, New York. Finally abandoned as a military fortification in 1780.		'''Fort Edward''' (1755-1766, 1777-1780) - The site of [[Fort Nicholson]] (1709), [[Fort Lydius]] (1731), [[Fort Lyman]] (1755) and Fort Edward (1757). The site is located at the town of Fort Edward in Washington County, New York. Finally abandoned as a military fortification in 1780.
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'''Fort Edward''' (1755-1766, 1777-1780) - The site of [[Fort Nicholson]] (1709), [[Fort Lydius]] (1731), [[Fort Lyman]] (1755) and Fort Edward (1757). The site is located at the town of Fort Edward in Washington County, New York. Finally abandoned as a military fortification in 1780.
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File:Fort Edward - 03.jpg|Fort Edward Marker in Anvil Restaurant Patio
File:Fort Edward - 13.jpg|Fort Edward Rock Marker
File:Fort Edward - 16.jpg|Fort Edward Marker Site at the End of Old Fort Road
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== Overview ==
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Fort Edward and its predecessors were located at a point on the Hudson River below the falls and at the beginning of the traditional "great carrying place." Albany was just down the Hudson and access to Lake Champlain was just 11 miles away.
== [[Queen Anne's War]] (1702-1713) ==
In 1709, Colonel [[Francis Nicholson]] built a crude stockade to protect his storehouses and log huts for a garrison of about 450 men. The garrison included several companies of "regulars in scarlet uniform from old England." The fortification was named [[Fort Nicholson]]. The post was probably abandoned at the close of the war in 1713.

In 1732, [[John Henry Lydius]] built a fortified trading post on the site that became known as [[Fort Lydius]].

== [[King George's War]] (1744-1748) ==
During [[King George's War]] in 1745 [[Fort Lydius]] may have been destroyed and rebuilt as a result of raids by the French and their Indian allies.

== [[French & Indian War]] (1754-1763) ==
[[File:Rogers Island Visitor Ctr - 2.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Fort Edward Plan from Visitor Center Display]]
[[File:Fort Edward - 02.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Northeast Bastion Marker at Broadway and Moon Street]]
In 1755, during the [[French & Indian War]], General [[Phineas Lyman]] established a fort on the site of the ruins of old [[Fort Lydius]] in support of General [[William Johnson|William Johnson's]] effort to take the French [[Fort St. Frederic]] at Crown Point. Construction of the new fort was supervised by Captain [[William Eyre]] and it was initially named [[Fort Lyman]] after General Lyman. Soon after the Battle of Lake George on 8 Sep 1755 the new fort was renamed [[Fort Edward]] after Edward, Duke of York and Albany. The Battle of Lake George was a bloody clash between the British Colonial forces and the French, both with Indian allies. The result was inconclusive, General Johnson was not able to take [[Fort St. Frederic]] but he did advance far enough to establish [[Fort William Henry]] on the south shore of Lake George.

Fort Edward expanded greatly during the [[French & Indian War]] and came to include barracks and other facilities on Roger's Island as well as a large fortification along the river bank. A footbridge was built between the island and the main fort. The perimeter of the fort was some 1,569' and the walls were 16' high and 22" thick. Armament included eight cannons and about 20 mortars. The barracks could garrison some 500 troops.

In 1857, after British forces surrendered [[Fort William Henry]] to the French in August 1757, the survivors were brought to Fort Edward. Rogers Rangers who had operated out of [[Fort William Henry]] were then stationed on Rogers Island. The island was named for Major [[Robert Rogers]] founder of Rogers Rangers. Rogers Rangers trained at, and operated from Fort Edward.

In 1759 General Amherst’s army assembled at Fort Edward in preparation for his attack on the French at [[Fort Carillon]] and [[Fort St. Frederic]]. After the capture of these two forts, the garrison in Fort Edward was greatly reduced.

In 1766 Fort Edward was evacuated and supplies were moved to [[Fort Crown Point]]

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== [[Revolutionary War]] (1775-1783) ==
[[File:Fort Edward - 10.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Old Moat Marker on Old Fort Street]]
Fort Edward was ordered razed on 15 Jul 1775 to prevent the British from using it. Major General [[Philip Schuyler]] kept his headquarters here until British General [[John Burgoyne|John Burgoyne’s]] army forced them to flee in 1777 as Burgoyne advanced from [[Fort Ticonderoga]].

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== Current Status ==
[[File:Rogers Island Visitor Ctr - 8.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Rogers Island Visitor Center]]
Markers only, the actual site is mostly private property in the town of Fort Edward and on Rogers Island, Washington County, New York. Markers are located along and at the end of Old Fort Street where a very small park is located. Additional markers located at the corner of Moon Street and Broadway Street and on a tree in the patio of the Anvil Restaurant.

On route 197 across the Hudson River Bridge on Rogers Island is an excellent visitors center with maps and information on the fort.

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'''Sources:'''
* {{Roberts}}, page 549-550

'''Links:'''
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/ny.html#lake North American Forts - Fort Edward]
* [http://www.rogersisland.org/programs/HISTORY%20OF%20FORT%20EDWARD%20AND%20ROGERS%20ISLAND.pdf History of Fort Edward (pdf file)]
* [http://www.rogersisland.org/ Rogers Island Visitor Center]
* [http://www.ftedward.com/History/OldFort/oldFort.htm Old Fort House Museum]
* [http://dmna.ny.gov/forts/fortsE_L/edwardFort.htm New York State Military Museum - Fort Edward]
* [http://dmna.ny.gov/forts/fortsE_L/lydiusFort.htm New York State Military Museum - Fort Lydius]
* [http://dmna.ny.gov/forts/fortsE_L/lymanFort.htm New York State Military Museum - Fort Lyman]
* [http://dmna.ny.gov/forts/fortsM_P/nicholsonFort.htm New York State Military Museum - Fort Fort Nicholson]
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