{"nrhp_refnum":"89002014","name":"Liberty Monument","other_names":[],"category":"object","location":{"address":"NY 9N at Montcalm St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ticonderoga","county":"Essex County","state":"NY","lat":43.84819691400003,"lon":-73.43476782899995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-11-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A bronze and granite public monument at the center of a rotary (Moses Circle) where Montcalm Street meets NYS Route 9N at the western edge of Ticonderoga village, Essex County, New York. Designed 1921-1923 and cast and dedicated in 1924 by sculptor Charles Keck.","why_significant":"The monument is an outstanding local example of early twentieth century public art and a significant work by nationally known New York City sculptor Charles Keck, considered his masterpiece. It was commissioned by philanthropist Horace Moses and symbolizes Ticonderoga's renewed interest in its Colonial heritage and its role in the fight for independence. It remains one of the community's most prominent visual landmarks.","narrative":"Liberty Monument rises from the center of a rotary at the western entrance to Ticonderoga village, New York. Sculptor Charles Keck designed it between 1921 and 1923, and it was cast and dedicated in 1924. A bronze figure of Liberty with flowing robes and a raised left arm tops a twelve-foot shaft. Below stand four life-size figures: an Indian, a Frenchman, an Englishman and an American, representing the groups that fought over the Ticonderoga area. Three smaller crouching warriors and soldiers sit at Liberty's feet, and thirteen bronze seals for the original colonies are set in a granite walk. Industrialist and native son Horace Moses gave the monument to the community as part of a series of gifts meant to promote the town's Colonial and military past and attract tourists. It is valued as a fine local example of 1920s public art and as the work of Keck, who regarded it as his masterpiece.","period_of_significance":"1924","architect_builder":"Charles Keck, Sculptor","architectural_style":"No Style","criteria":["C"],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.58036-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/89002014.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89002014/7257b4e100-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89002014/7257b4e100-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Mwanner","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Liberty_Monument,_Ticonderoga,_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Mwanner</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Liberty_Monument,_Ticonderoga,_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312878","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Monument_(Ticonderoga)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6541880"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/essex-county/liberty-monument-89002014/"}