AUTUMN 1814. The British construct a blockhouse and battery at Turkey point, Upper Canada, which become known as Fort Norfolk.
The site was also intended to become a Navy yard for Lake Erie, but the war concludes before any work on the yard can commence.
--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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