From the April 4, 2013, Welland (Can) Tribune by Allan Banner.
Cooks Mill. And one is still in the middle of the battlefield near the intersection of Pearson and Lyons Creek roads. This witness is a white oak.
The government wants plaques identifying each tree, its species and local history.
Another tree is in a nearby cemetery and the others on private property.
These trees were there when the Battle of Cook's Mill was fought in 1814.
Never Heard of This Battle. --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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