Control of Fort Erie, built by the British as a supply depot in 1764, shifted several times during the War of 1812, because of its important location on the Niagara River at Lake Erie (across the ...

The first walk across Lake Erie from Erie to Canada was reported to be in 1912, when a 19-year-old North East man crossed the frozen lake. "It had never been done before," the Erie Times-News said ...

The first Memorial Day observance at the Pennsylvania Soldiers' and Sailors' Home in Erie on May 30, 1887, was "impressive in the extreme," according to the Erie Morning Dispatch. The home had ...

the war of 1812 in michigan would ... and you bring 1200, not only 1200, really 1600 soldiers. ... perry engaged the british in what would become a decisive event of the war, the battle of lake erie.

The Battle of Lake Erie We were floundering in the War of 1812 when young Captain Perry delivered the winning motto, “Don’t Give Up The Ship” ...

Those who fought. Early Soldiers' and Sailors' Home residents and staff were regularly featured in the Erie Morning Dispatch, often in brief obituaries when the old Civil War veterans "mustered out." ...

The United States Postal Service will commemorate the 200 th anniversary of the Battle of Lake Eire, a decisive victory for the United States in the War of 1812, with a special forever stamp.

But Fort Erie wasn’t finished when the War of 1812 broke out. Though British and Canadian units stationed there fought well in 1812 engagements, the fort wasn’t ready to withstand a siege.

Mark Duncan/Associated Press Billy Campbell, from Charlottesville, Va., portrays Oliver Hazard Perry during a 200th anniversary re-enactment of the Battle of Lake Erie off Put-in-Bay on Monday.

I'm Steve Inskeep with congratulations to the U.S. Navy, which won the battle of Lake Erie - again. Sailing ships re-enacted the victory over the British 200 ago during the War of 1812.

The first Battle for Lake Erie occurred during the War of 1812. We will celebrate its 200th anniversary next year. But we will have little to celebrate about if things continue as they are.