From the June 4, 2016, Watertown (NY) Daily Times "History Trail at Sackets Harbor to be dedicated."
The Sackets Harbor Battlefield Historic Site's "History Trail" was dedicated at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 4.
Sackets Harbor was selected last June to become a National Recreation Trail. The ceremony at the site's pavilion off Hill Street coincides with National Trails Day.
Sackets Harbor is recognized by the National Park Service as one of the top War of 1812 sites in the nation. There are ten panels along the trail telling the place's history.
Persons walking the trail will see the 1860s Navy Yard structures, the 1913 War of 1812 Centennial 100-maple tree grove, the 1930s CCC decorative stone wall on the cliff, expansive mowed lawns, thickets of trees abounding with bird life and sweeping views of the Black River Bay.
--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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