War Of 1812: Facts And Descriptions

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WAR OF 1812 HISTORIC SITES & RESOURCES IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN MICHIGAN’S WAR OF 1812 BATTLEFIELDS By Ralph Naveaux ASSET DESCRIPTION River Raisin Battlefield (& Battle of Frenchtown) (U.S. victory Jan. 18, 1813 & defeat Jan. 22, 1813) Visitor Center, monuments, historic markers, self-guided tours Brownstown Battlefield (U.S. defeat August 5, 1812) Monguagon Battlefield (U.S. victory August 9, 1812) Mackinac Island Battlefield (U.S. surrender of Ft. Mackinac July 17, 1812, U.S. defeat Aug. 4, 1814.) LOCATION River Raisin Battlefield Visitor Center, 1403 E. Elm, Monroe, Michigan 48162 734-240-7780 Monument visible from Marshlands Museum, Gibraltar Road in Gibraltar, Lake Erie Metropark, Michigan,…show more content…
519.692.4397 Memorial Access via Hwy 2, 7 miles n.e. of Chatham, Ont. Memorial Cairn along Longwoods Rd., west of London, Ontario. Reenactment in Longwoods Conservation Area. Amherstburg, Essex County Ontario, On west side of the north end of the Canard River Bridge (County Road 20) Town of Thessalon, District of Algoma - In Lakeside Park, Highway 17B and Stanley Street City of Windsor, Essex County On the north side of Riverside Drive East at the first traffic lights west of Walker Road Off Huron St, at the east end of the Canadian Locks near site of former post. Sault St. Marie, Ontario Battle of Lake Erie Mississinewa Battlefield Tippecanoe Battlefield Visitor center, monument, park (pre-War of 1812) Thames Battlefield Marker for 1813 battle, stone memorial to Tecumseh. Nearby is the Fairfield Museum. Longwoods Battlefield Stone Cairn commemorating 1814 battle, annual…show more content…
S. Membership, ancestors, links, Daughters of the War of 1812 projects, events Friends of the River Raisin Articles, membership, tours, Battlefield visitor center events, links Monroe County, Michigan links to River Raisin Battle & Monroe

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