Lake George
The oldest intact warships in North America
Lake George was a military waterway in the French and Indian War and later a playground of steam launches and early motorboats.
In 1758 provincial forces built and scuttled a seven-sided floating battery here, and two centuries of excursion boats followed. Cold deep water has preserved vessels from every era, several of them now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Records in These Waters
AvailableHelen
AH-WR-0427Crosbyside Hotel (present-day Wiawaka Holiday House), Lake George, New York
1897 · Steam Yacht
AvailableJohn Jay
AH-WR-0300Hague, New York
1856 · Passenger Steamer
Historical ListingLand Tortoise
AH-WR-0169Lake George, New York
Autumn 1758 (deliberately sunk for winter storage) · Radeau · 100-105 feet deep
AvailablePenn Yan
AH-WR-0850Lake George, New York
Date not established · Small Craft
AvailableRachel
AH-WR-0426Hundred Island House, Lake George, New York
1893 · Steamboat
AvailableSagamore
AH-WR-0428Anthony's Nose, Lake George, New York
Ran aground in 1927; exact date not specified in the source · Steamboat · 18 ft deep
Historical ListingSunken Fleet of 1758 Bateaux
AH-WR-0851Lake George, New York
Autumn 1758 · Bateau
AvailableTiconderoga
AH-WR-0301Rogers Rock, New York
1901 · Passenger Steamer
Historical ListingWiawaka Bateaux
AH-WR-0928Lake George, New York
Scuttled in 1758 during the French and Indian War with the intention of raising them the following year; they were never recovered. · Bateau (Fleet Of Seven)
