Bits of War: Some New News about a really Old War.
1. BICENTENNIAL FLAGS-- From the April 12 Niagara This Week.com-- Flags from the Bicentennial Commission can now be purchased. Resident and graphic designer Barbara Geib designed them and they have been installed on utility poles in town.
2. FORT LA MOTTE-- The April 28th WTHI TV in Terre Haute, Indiana, reported that the Fort La Motte Days were being held that weekend at the recreated War of 1812 fort at Palestine, Illinois.
3. FORT FERREE-- The April 22nd Mansfield (Ohio) News-Journal reported that Tom Hill Sr. spoke on "Fort Ferree and William Henry Harrison in the War of 1812" at the Bucyrus Historical Society.
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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