It was towed to various Great Lakes ports, including:Milwaukee, Chicago, Detroit, Buffalo and Cleveland by the USS Wolverine, the Navy's first iron-hulled warship.
Ownership of the Niagara was transferred to the City of Erie in 1917 and it was docked where it deteriorated. In 1929, ownership was transferred to the newly-formed USS Niagara Foundation. They were tasked with restoring the ship so it could be made the centerpiece of a museum.
The Great Depression stopped te work and the state was forced to take over the ship. The Foundation, however, had managed to raise $50,000 toward the ship and more restoration was done starting in 1931, but it stopped by 1938.
--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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