From the April 16, 2014, Buffalo News.
The Niagara 1812 Bicentennial Legacy Counsel has received $35,000 to continue construction on the Battle of Lake Erie replica sloop USS Trippe at the Buffalo Maritime Center on Arthur Street.
It was the smallest ship in Perry's fleet.
Most of the hull has been completed but the deck needs to be installed along with rigging, sails, and a ballast keel.
--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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