The town was on the direct route, utilizing rivers and two long lakes, between New York City to the south and the French settlement of Montreal to the north.

By the end of the 18th century, the town was noted for wood products such as paper and lead pencils.

The position of the now former Ticonderoga village at the north end of Lake George made it an important port.

The village was dissolved on December 31, 1993, after a public referendum, its operations were absorbed by the Town of Ticonderoga.

The short, but rapidly flowing, La Chute River connects the two lakes.

Burleigh House was built in 1894 and is a Queen Anne-style building with Colonial Revival features.

[7][8] A museum called the Star Trek Original Series Set Tour [9] is in Ticonderoga, on Montcalm Street.

The museum was opened by James Cawley, who financed it with his earnings as an Elvis impersonator, after he inherited a copy of the original set blueprints from a costume designer on the show.

[10] In addition to the Burleigh House, the Amherst Avenue Historic District, Black Watch Library, Central School, Clark House, Community Building, Clayton H. Delano House, Crandall Marine Railway, Ferris House, Fort Ticonderoga, Frazier Bridge, Gilligan and Stevens Block, Hancock House, Lake George Avenue Historic District, Liberty Monument, Silas B. Moore Gristmill, NYS Armory, Pad Factory, Ticonderoga High School, Ticonderoga National Bank, Ticonderoga Pulp and Paper Company Office, and United States Post Office are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[11] Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Ticonderoga, operating its Adirondack daily in both directions between Montreal and New York City.