May 30, 2014 Olean Times Herald "County historian cites War of 1812 history wealth in our backyard" by Kelsey M. Boudin.
Allegany County historian Craig Braack gave a talk and related some interesting information about the war's connection with two oft-used expressions in use today.
THREE SQUARE MEALS A DAY: Today, our plates are round and when you store them there is a lot of wasted space between them in the cupboard. Not so on a ship, where space is always at a premium. Sailors ate off trays that were square...no space wasted. One got a square meal.
LEARNING THE ROPES: In order for seamen to advance in rank they had to know what each and every one of the myriad of ropes and sails did. They had to learn the ropes.
I Sure Didn't Know That. --Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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