Description: Fort Amherst, initially called “Fort Miller”, was constructed in 1759 by the British just north of Glenn Falls, and close to what is now Lake George in Warren County, New York. It was demolished in 1760 and rebuilt fifteen years later by American soldiers just a year prior to the Revolutionary War. In 1777, Hessians, German soldiers who fought on the side of the British during the Revolution, occupied the fort. In 1780, Fort Amherst met its end after being brought to the torch by British forces. Notes: - The fort was located at the halfway point between Fort Edward and Fort William Henry/Fort George. - The fort was once a fortified camp between 1757 and 1758. - Also near this site was a stockaded enclosure known as Seven-mile post, or Halfway Brook Post, from 1755 to 1776, and a stockaded Garrison in 1758.