From the June 27, 2016, Post-Star (NY) by Bill Toscone.
Two local battlefields among 20 historic sites were awarded grants from the American Battlefield Protection Program last week.
The Battle of Fort Anne was a part of the 1777 Saratoga Campaign. Lake George, the site of Fort George, was the site of several battles during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War.
The City of Plattsburgh was awarded$54,000 to evaluate the needs and uses of six key northern New York battles sites from the Revolutionary War (Vancouver Bay) to the War of 1812 (Crab Island, Plattsburgh Bay, Fort Brown, Fort Moreau and Fort Scott.
SUNY Buffalo Research Foundation received $23,200 for architectural survey of the Battle of Scajaguada Bridge in August 1814 during the War of 1812.
--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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