This illustration by Gary Zaboly from Strong Ground: Mount Independence and the American Revolution, depicts the view from the Citadel (Horseshoe Battery) on October 28, 1776. The Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell, Vermont, is commemorating the time in late October 1776, 250 years ago, when the British on Lake Champlain returned to Canada … Continue reading Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the Mount’s “Finest Day”