Boston, the Navy Yard, and the War of 1812

Boston, the Navy Yard, and the War of 1812

When the Federal government established a navy yard in Massachusetts in 1800, it naturally looked to Boston Harbor. A thriving town of more than 34,000 people, Boston was home to hundreds of ...

The War of 1812

Lewes Maritime History Trail

During the War of 1812, British vessels

blockaded the mouth of Delaware Bay in

an effort to disrupt shipping patterns and

supply lines and cause economic hardship

in the Mid-Atlantic. But when crews

attempted to land at ...

Frontier Violence During the War of 1812

Front

Tensions between Native Americans and Euro-American settlers remained high on the Ohio frontier during the War of 1812. Grievances mounted rapidly following the removal of the Greentown Delawares to Piqua in the late summer of 1812. On September 10, British-allied ...

Soldiers of the War of 1812

In memory of soldiers

of the War of 1812

who lie in upper Germantown Burying Ground

Philadelphia

William Crout • George Knorr • Jacob K. Knorr • Lewis Lehman • John Nell • John Poulson • Frederick Scheetz • Edward ...

Soldiers of the War of 1812

To Honor the Soldiers of the War of 1812

who lie buried in Sangamon County

[First Column]:

Roswell Abel • James Adams • William Archer • James Baker • Jacob Baker • Eli Barbre • Isaac Bates • Oliver Bates • Amor Batterton ...

Point Peter Battery and the War of 1812

In 1795 a cannon battery constructed on the Point Peter peninsula became the southernmost fortification in the First System of U.S. coastal defenses. Vacated in 1802, it was reoccupied and strengthened in 1808 to provide support for the enforcement of ...

New York City Defenses During the War of 1812

To commemorate

New York City Defenses

During the War of 1812

Barrier gate McGowan’s Pass,

Barrier Gate Manhattanville,

Forts Clinton, Fish, and Haight,

and three stone towers.

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Also in honor of

Maj. Gen. Garrit Hopper Striker

(the captain)

5th Regiment, 2nd Brigade.

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Erected by U.S.D. 1812

Empire State Society

February 22, 1900

Marker is ...

National Independence in the Revolution and War of 1812

Among

the illustrious men

interred within this enclosure who

assisted in the achievement of

National Independence

in the

Revolution and War of 1812

are the following

Samuel Chase, 1741 – 1811, Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Colonel John Eager ...

Soldiers of the War of 1812 Who Fought for Texas

This tree dedicated in honor of

the soldiers of the War of 1812

who fought for Texas liberty

March 16, 1935

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