The 7,800 pound keel was welded to the Porcupine's hull last year. Shipwrights have changed the shape of the Porcupine's bow, stern and transom, installed a rudder and have raised the free board, giving the ship more height above the waterline as well as additional internal room and more deck space than the original USS Porcupine.
The first USS Porcupine was built under the direction of Daniel Dobbins in the spring of 1813 near the foot of present-day Sassafras Street. It fought at the Battle of Lake Erie that year near Put-In-Bay, Ohio in September 1813.
Keith and Kathy Palmerton donated the Porcupine's 40-foot fiberglass hull in September 2014 after learning about the Maritime Center and its work with inner city and underserved children.
Always Like It When a Historic Ship Is Rebuilt. --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.
Friday, August 11, 2017
USS Porcupine Receives $100,000 Donation-- Part 2
The Maritime Center has raised $400,000 of the estimated $810,000 cost of the Porcupine. Larson has been making math textbooks from 6th grade to college calculus for nearly four decades and currently provides books for around five million students.
The Porcupine's primary function will be to serve as a floating classroom offering half-day or full-day sails for school children. There will also be overnight programs, public sails, private charters and special programming. I imagine it will also participate in tall ships reviews.
The new one is twin-masted, 43 feet long on deck with a 15 foot 2 inch beam. The overall length from bowsprit to the stern is 62 feet with a draft of 5'4".
--Brock-Perry
The Porcupine's primary function will be to serve as a floating classroom offering half-day or full-day sails for school children. There will also be overnight programs, public sails, private charters and special programming. I imagine it will also participate in tall ships reviews.
The new one is twin-masted, 43 feet long on deck with a 15 foot 2 inch beam. The overall length from bowsprit to the stern is 62 feet with a draft of 5'4".
--Brock-Perry
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
USS Porcupine Project Receives $100,000 Donation-- Part 1
From the August 5, 2017, Go Erie.com "Porcupine project infused with $100,000 donation" by Ron Leonadi.
The Bayfront Center and Larson Texts on August 4 announced a partnership to build a topsail schooner Porcupine.
Big Ideas Learning, a subsidiary of Larson Texts pledged $100,000 over the next six years to complete the Porcupine project and to provide maritime-themed math curriculum for onboard programming.
The Porcupine Project is to build a representative of a War of 1812 topsail schooner and it will be known as "The School Ship for Presque Isle Bay."
--Brock-Perry
The Bayfront Center and Larson Texts on August 4 announced a partnership to build a topsail schooner Porcupine.
Big Ideas Learning, a subsidiary of Larson Texts pledged $100,000 over the next six years to complete the Porcupine project and to provide maritime-themed math curriculum for onboard programming.
The Porcupine Project is to build a representative of a War of 1812 topsail schooner and it will be known as "The School Ship for Presque Isle Bay."
--Brock-Perry
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
The Encampment Called Greene Ville-- Part 4: Covered by Greenville, Ohio
Today the site of Encampment Greene Ville is covered by much of downtown Greenville, Ohio.
There is a bronze tablet in front of the City Hall of Greenville.
It reads:
"Site of Fort Greene Ville. The largest pioneer fort in Ohio built in 1793 by General Anthony Wayne. Here August 5, 1795, the Treaty was signed by which much of present Ohio was opened to White settlement."
--Brock-Perry
There is a bronze tablet in front of the City Hall of Greenville.
It reads:
"Site of Fort Greene Ville. The largest pioneer fort in Ohio built in 1793 by General Anthony Wayne. Here August 5, 1795, the Treaty was signed by which much of present Ohio was opened to White settlement."
--Brock-Perry
The Encampment Called Greene Ville-- Part 3: Abandoned and Reused in War of 1812
The site was abandoned after 1796. Later, the buildings were burned for the nails to be reused in Dayton, Ohio. What was left of the encampment began to rot.
During the War of 1812, sections of what was left of the enclosure were refitted and it was reused briefly as a supply depot and a staging area (used by Col. John B. Campbell's force preparing to attack the Miami Indians at Mississinewa).
After the war, it was abandoned again.
--Brock-Perry
During the War of 1812, sections of what was left of the enclosure were refitted and it was reused briefly as a supply depot and a staging area (used by Col. John B. Campbell's force preparing to attack the Miami Indians at Mississinewa).
After the war, it was abandoned again.
--Brock-Perry
Monday, August 7, 2017
The Encampment Called Greene Ville-- Part 2: Battle of Fallen Timbers and Treaty of Greenville
The camp (well, Fort Greenville) had a double two of cabins within the walls and each corner had a defensive bulwark. In addition, there was a blockhouse in the central wall on each side There were eight redoubts, each with blockhouses. A strong fortification indeed.
This was General Wayne's winter encampment 1793-1794. In the spring of 1794, he led his troops to what is now Toledo and fought the Indians at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. In the summer of 1795, the Indians cam,e to Wayne and there signed the Treaty of Green Ville which became known as the Treaty of Greenville.
This ended what was known as the Northwest Indian War and is considered the beginning of modern Ohio history.
In addition, it established the Greenville Treaty Line, which was the boundary between Indian and American lands. It also gave the U.S. government a lot of control over the Indians.
--Not a Good Treaty for the Indians. --Brock-Perry
This was General Wayne's winter encampment 1793-1794. In the spring of 1794, he led his troops to what is now Toledo and fought the Indians at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. In the summer of 1795, the Indians cam,e to Wayne and there signed the Treaty of Green Ville which became known as the Treaty of Greenville.
This ended what was known as the Northwest Indian War and is considered the beginning of modern Ohio history.
In addition, it established the Greenville Treaty Line, which was the boundary between Indian and American lands. It also gave the U.S. government a lot of control over the Indians.
--Not a Good Treaty for the Indians. --Brock-Perry
Saturday, August 5, 2017
The Encampment Called Greene Ville-- Part 1: Largest Wooden Fortification Ever Built
From the Touring Ohio site.
Probably the reason I wasn't able to find out much about a Fort Greenville in Ohio was because it was called Greene Ville and was classified as an encampment.
It was built by General Anthony Wayne, 5 miles north of Fort Jefferson at what is now Greenville, Ohio. It had ten feet high walls and enclosed about 50 acres. It is said that it was the largest wooden fortification ever built.
It was named for Wayne's friend, Nathaniel Greene and laid out like a city.
--Brock-Perry
Probably the reason I wasn't able to find out much about a Fort Greenville in Ohio was because it was called Greene Ville and was classified as an encampment.
It was built by General Anthony Wayne, 5 miles north of Fort Jefferson at what is now Greenville, Ohio. It had ten feet high walls and enclosed about 50 acres. It is said that it was the largest wooden fortification ever built.
It was named for Wayne's friend, Nathaniel Greene and laid out like a city.
--Brock-Perry
Friday, August 4, 2017
Greenville and Fort Greenville, Ohio-- Part 2
I found that both the city of Greenville and Fort Greenville were located in the southwestern part of Ohio. This would make it fairly close to the Miami Indian village of Mississinewa, which would make sense for the path Col. Campbell would have taken.
--Brock-Perry
--Brock-Perry
Fort Greenville, Ohio-- Part 1: Some Difficulty Finding It
From the Ohio War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission.
Last week, I was writing about John B. Campbell and his December attack on the Miami Indians village of Mississinewa in 1812. He left from a Fort Greenville in Ohio. I looked it up but couldn't find much about any Fort Greenville.
There is, however, a city of Greenville, Ohio. Perhaps this was the site of the old Fort Greenville?
There were two markers listed in Greenville. One was for the Colonel Campbell Campaign and the other for Second Fort and Second Treaty.
According to the commission, neither was completed.
--Brock-Perry
Last week, I was writing about John B. Campbell and his December attack on the Miami Indians village of Mississinewa in 1812. He left from a Fort Greenville in Ohio. I looked it up but couldn't find much about any Fort Greenville.
There is, however, a city of Greenville, Ohio. Perhaps this was the site of the old Fort Greenville?
There were two markers listed in Greenville. One was for the Colonel Campbell Campaign and the other for Second Fort and Second Treaty.
According to the commission, neither was completed.
--Brock-Perry
Thursday, August 3, 2017
"Old Ironsides" Is Back in the Water
From the July 23, 2017, Washington Post.
The USS Constitution has been out of the water for repairs for more than two years. It undocked Sunday night at 11:45 p.m. before a large crowd of onlookers.
It is taken out of the water every twenty years for maintenance in a drydock to its below the waterline area.
Bob Gerosa, USMC, serves as the ship's 74th commander. It is the last of six super frigates ordered by George Washington.
The ship was originally expected to last just 10-20 years, but here it is 220 years later.
It entered the drydock on May 18, 2015.
--Brock-Perry
The USS Constitution has been out of the water for repairs for more than two years. It undocked Sunday night at 11:45 p.m. before a large crowd of onlookers.
It is taken out of the water every twenty years for maintenance in a drydock to its below the waterline area.
Bob Gerosa, USMC, serves as the ship's 74th commander. It is the last of six super frigates ordered by George Washington.
The ship was originally expected to last just 10-20 years, but here it is 220 years later.
It entered the drydock on May 18, 2015.
--Brock-Perry
The USS Constitution Is Back In the Water Again
From the July 24, 2017, USA Today "The USS Constitution -- 'Old Ironsides' -- is back afloat again" by Matthew Diebel.
The world's oldest commissioned warship, launched in 1797, is afloat again after a $12 million project which replaced most of its copper cladding with 2,200 sheets, repairing outside wooden planks and rebuilding its 42 gun carriages.
Refurbishing of the rigging and masts will be done before the ship reopens for visitors in August. The ship received its name from George Washington and won three major ship-to-ship victories in the War of 1812.
It remained on active duty until 1855. After that it became a training ship for the USNA then a touring national landmark. Since 1934 it has been based at Charleston Navy Yard in Boston.
One Hell of A Ship. --Bock-Perry
The world's oldest commissioned warship, launched in 1797, is afloat again after a $12 million project which replaced most of its copper cladding with 2,200 sheets, repairing outside wooden planks and rebuilding its 42 gun carriages.
Refurbishing of the rigging and masts will be done before the ship reopens for visitors in August. The ship received its name from George Washington and won three major ship-to-ship victories in the War of 1812.
It remained on active duty until 1855. After that it became a training ship for the USNA then a touring national landmark. Since 1934 it has been based at Charleston Navy Yard in Boston.
One Hell of A Ship. --Bock-Perry
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
The Plattsburgh Barracks-- Part 6: War of 1812 Skeletons Found
All of the War of 1812 forts except Fort Brown were leveled to form a huge 40-acre parade ground known as the "U.S. Oval." This happened in the early 1890s.
In 1892, during the removal of Fort Moreau which had been the main and largest of the War of 1812 forts during the Battle of Plattsburgh, numerous human remains, as many as twenty-five, were unearthed. They had been hurriedly buried either during or immediately after the Battle of Plattsburgh.
When Fort Scott was leveled, perhaps thirty or more skeletons were also discovered. Cannonballs and other War of 1812 artifacts were also found. These were reportedly sent to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
All of the recovered skeletons were buried with full military honors in the nearby Old Post Cemetery in a mass grave marked by a large monument to the unknown dead of the War of 1812.
--Brock-Perry
In 1892, during the removal of Fort Moreau which had been the main and largest of the War of 1812 forts during the Battle of Plattsburgh, numerous human remains, as many as twenty-five, were unearthed. They had been hurriedly buried either during or immediately after the Battle of Plattsburgh.
When Fort Scott was leveled, perhaps thirty or more skeletons were also discovered. Cannonballs and other War of 1812 artifacts were also found. These were reportedly sent to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
All of the recovered skeletons were buried with full military honors in the nearby Old Post Cemetery in a mass grave marked by a large monument to the unknown dead of the War of 1812.
--Brock-Perry
The Plattsburgh Barracks-- Part 5: Much Delayed in Opening and Then, A War of 1812 Flashback
By August 1839, under the direction of Benjamin Kendrick Pierce the exteriors for the officers and enlisted men had been built, but in peacetime, there were lots of delays
Eventually it was occupied by various infantry and artillery units and by early 1890, a big expansion program was instituted.
And this led to an interesting sidebar back to the War of 1812.
--Brock-Perry
Eventually it was occupied by various infantry and artillery units and by early 1890, a big expansion program was instituted.
And this led to an interesting sidebar back to the War of 1812.
--Brock-Perry
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
The Plattsburgh Barracks-- Part 4: The War of 1812 Fortifications
During the Second Seminole War, nearly a quarter of the U.S. Army strength was sent to Florida and Congress realized that the Army needed to be expanded and that was when it was raised to 12,539. Along with the increase in strength, housing became a big issue which was why the Army built the Plattsburgh Barracks.
A permanent Army post was planned and was to have four stone barracks surrounded by a wooden palisade.
A site was selected outside of the town of Plattsburgh and just south of the three remaining earthwork fortifications from the 1814 siege: Fort Brown, Fort Moreau and Fort Scott.
These forts had been constructed under the direction of Major Joseph Totten, an expert military engineer during the war. There were also two smaller redoubts erected later, Fort Tompkins and Fort Gaines. All five of these fortifications formed the endpoints of a pentagon which featured a field of interlocking cannon fire.
--Brock-Perry
A permanent Army post was planned and was to have four stone barracks surrounded by a wooden palisade.
A site was selected outside of the town of Plattsburgh and just south of the three remaining earthwork fortifications from the 1814 siege: Fort Brown, Fort Moreau and Fort Scott.
These forts had been constructed under the direction of Major Joseph Totten, an expert military engineer during the war. There were also two smaller redoubts erected later, Fort Tompkins and Fort Gaines. All five of these fortifications formed the endpoints of a pentagon which featured a field of interlocking cannon fire.
--Brock-Perry
The Plattsburgh Barracks-- Part 3: The Need for Permanent Barracks
Troops were stationed there from 1812-1823, but they did not have permanent barracks or even a permanent military installation. Men often stayed in dilapidated and inadequate log structures left over from the War of 1812.
In an October 1839 letter to the General of the Army, Major General Alexander Macomb, who had commended the troops at the Battle of Plattsburgh, and Brigadier General Abraham Eustis told of just how bad the barracks situation was at Plattsburgh.
It was decided to construct permanent barracks, with part of the reason for doing it because the strength of the Army had been raised to 12,539 men because of the Second Seminole War.
--Brock-Perry
In an October 1839 letter to the General of the Army, Major General Alexander Macomb, who had commended the troops at the Battle of Plattsburgh, and Brigadier General Abraham Eustis told of just how bad the barracks situation was at Plattsburgh.
It was decided to construct permanent barracks, with part of the reason for doing it because the strength of the Army had been raised to 12,539 men because of the Second Seminole War.
--Brock-Perry
Monday, July 31, 2017
The Plattsburgh Barracks-- Part 2: To Guard Against British Canada
From Wikipedia.
What stands in Plattsburgh, New York, today is the last remaining structure of an 1838 U.S. Army Barracks used by the Army for about a century. A young lieutenant by the name of Ulysses S. Grant even stayed there at one time. The remaining structure is now the home of Valcour Brewing Company.
Obviously, American soldiers were stationed there during the War of 1812, but their barracks were no where near as permanent or luxurious as the 1838 ones.
In the years after the British defeat at the Battle of Plattsburgh in 1814 and after the end of the War of 1812, the United States military was highly suspicious and wary of British Canada, being so close. Relations with England were not good and it was decided to garrison an army post at Plattsburgh because of the strategic importance of the Lake Champlain corridor.
--Brock-Perry
What stands in Plattsburgh, New York, today is the last remaining structure of an 1838 U.S. Army Barracks used by the Army for about a century. A young lieutenant by the name of Ulysses S. Grant even stayed there at one time. The remaining structure is now the home of Valcour Brewing Company.
Obviously, American soldiers were stationed there during the War of 1812, but their barracks were no where near as permanent or luxurious as the 1838 ones.
In the years after the British defeat at the Battle of Plattsburgh in 1814 and after the end of the War of 1812, the United States military was highly suspicious and wary of British Canada, being so close. Relations with England were not good and it was decided to garrison an army post at Plattsburgh because of the strategic importance of the Lake Champlain corridor.
--Brock-Perry
Friday, July 28, 2017
The Plattsburgh Barracks-- Part 1: The War of 1812 Pewter Button
On Tuesday's blog entry, I mentioned that a War of 1812 button had been discovered during the erection of new wooden bunkhouses at the Plattsburgh Barracks in Plattsburgh, New York, in 1917. The barracks were being built as the United States ramped up for World War I.
This was taken from the July 24, 2017, Plattsburgh Press-Republican "Look-Back July 24 to July 31."
Artifacts were discovered in the construction "Among those are a pewter button that no doubt dates from the War of 1812 because similar ones have been found upon the site of battlefields in Canada."
Plattsburgh, of course was the site of the big War of 1812 victory at the Battle of Lake Champlain/Battle of Plattsburgh.
--Brock-Perry
This was taken from the July 24, 2017, Plattsburgh Press-Republican "Look-Back July 24 to July 31."
Artifacts were discovered in the construction "Among those are a pewter button that no doubt dates from the War of 1812 because similar ones have been found upon the site of battlefields in Canada."
Plattsburgh, of course was the site of the big War of 1812 victory at the Battle of Lake Champlain/Battle of Plattsburgh.
--Brock-Perry
Thursday, July 27, 2017
John B. Campbell and the War in Indiana-- Part 8: Frostbite Prevalent
DECEMBER 24, 1812
His troops decimated by freezing weather, Campbell arrived back at Fort Greenville. More than 300 of his troops suffered from frostbite.
He allowed the Indian women and children to ride captured Indian horses on the return trip. The captives were escorted to Indian settlements at Piqua.
--Brock-Perry
His troops decimated by freezing weather, Campbell arrived back at Fort Greenville. More than 300 of his troops suffered from frostbite.
He allowed the Indian women and children to ride captured Indian horses on the return trip. The captives were escorted to Indian settlements at Piqua.
--Brock-Perry
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
John B. Campbell-- Part 7: Withdrawal Due to Cold
DECEMBER 18, 1812
Just before dawn, a force of about 300 Indians counter attacked Campbell, killing eight soldiers and wounding 48. Fifteen Indians were killed.
Faced with bitter cold, mounting casualties and the loss of 109 soldiers killed in battles, Campbell determines to withdraw his forces to Fort Greenville.
--Brock-Perry
Just before dawn, a force of about 300 Indians counter attacked Campbell, killing eight soldiers and wounding 48. Fifteen Indians were killed.
Faced with bitter cold, mounting casualties and the loss of 109 soldiers killed in battles, Campbell determines to withdraw his forces to Fort Greenville.
--Brock-Perry
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
War of 1812 Button Discovered During World War I Preparations at Platteville Barracks in 1917
I wrote about this in my Cooter's History Thing Blog today.
--Bock-Perry
--Bock-Perry
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