The War of 1812 was the first war the new United States ... In 1813, he was given command of a fleet of ships that was being built on Lake Erie. His task: break the British stranglehold in the ...

Lake Erie, the smallest of the Great Lakes ... American military heroics on the lake during the War of 1812 played a key role in shaping the United States — ensuring that the state of Ohio ...

But the Niagara, a wooden reproduction of the ship that helped win the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812, won't be able to sail in this year's festival to be held Aug. 21-24. The Niagara ...

The Niagara is a historic recreation of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's relief flagship in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. The wooden replica has been a fixture on Lake Erie and ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Born Feb. 14, 1812, Columbus has gone from a simple ... it went all the way to Lake Erie,” Michael Frush, treasurer of Columbus Landmarks Foundation and president ...

When the U.S. Brig Niagara squared off against British and Canadian troops during the War of 1812, the wooden vessel — today Pennsylvania’s official state ship — played a crucial role in securing both ...

Lake Erie rebounded after being declared dead in the 1960s because of pollution controls that were put in place in the Clean Water Act. But today, the assessment of the ecosystem for Erie ...

After all, even though Pennsylvania’s walleye season opened back on May 3, here on Lake Erie, the peak season for catching boatloads of these fish (also called walleye pike) runs from mid-June ...

Some others include the Sons of the American Revolution, the General Society of the War of 1812, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Colonial Dames, Military Order Of The Loyal Legion Of ...

But tucked behind the trees at 22100 Lake Road is a chateau-style estate that overlooks Lake Erie. “This home is a hidden gem,” says listing agent Meredith Hardington at The SALEmaker Team ...

Lake Erie was wide open at the start of the new year and, slowly, about 15% of the lake was frozen over with ice by Jan. 15, according to statistics compiled by the National Oceanic and ...