Knox Trail Trek 1775-76 Bicentennial 1975-76 Coins

Name/Title

Knox Trail Trek 1775-76 Bicentennial 1975-76 Coins

Entry/Object ID

93.73.1

Description

Two commemorative coins depicting the Knox Trail Trek from Fort Ticonderoga, NY to Cambridge, MA. Reverse reads "In the winter of 1775-76 Col. Henry Knox hauled 59 cannons and supplies from Ft. Ticonderoga to Cambridge (MA?). These cannons forced the British out of Boston and were the beginning of the U.S. Army Artillery." (back of the coins) two brass-colored coins 1 1/2" diameter