From Wikipedia and Waymarking.
In the last post, I wrote about Tracy Park in Portsmouth, Ohio, having a War of 1812 marker dedicated this past October.
Tracy Park is like the town green for Portsmouth. It is located between 9th and Gay streets and has a central Civil War memorial and other ones dedicated to other wars. It is a gathering place for community events like concerts, rallies and parades.
Portsmouth is located on the Ohio River, just east of where the Scioto River flows into it. Flooding has been a problem over the years, but has been helped by the construction of a massive flood wall after the Flood of 1937. A famous series of murals have been painted along it.
Some famous folks from Portsmouth have included country singer Earl Thomas Conley, singer and cowboy star Roy Rogers and WGN radio in Chicago personality Wally Phillips.
--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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