From the November 24, 2014, Boston Globe by Billy Baker.
There has been a theory as to why Sandwich escaped damage during the War of 1812. And that had to do with a silly mistake by the British.
Today, beach erosion is revealing artifacts that cast a light on this theory.
During the War of 1812, an English frigate of 74 guns named the Commodore Harty was going up and down the coast offering communities the option of paying or being fired upon. When it passed by Sandwich, it saw a brickyard that had once stood on Town Neck, mistook it for a fort and steered clear.
The workers going about their jobs were mistaken for soldiers.
A lot of old bricks have been revealed at the site by this beach erosion.
A Brick By Any Other Name. --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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