 view gallery |   Old Woolen Factory - Forksville PA
in War of 1812 Kersey cloth for the War of 1812. Kersey cloth is a heavy wool or wool and cotton blend used to make uniforms and coats. posted by:  Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 9/11/2022 last visited: 9/9/2022 |
 view gallery | The War of 1812 - Tappahannock VA in War of 1812 Impressment of Americans into British service and the violation of American ships were among the causes of American War of 1812 with the British, which lasted until 1815. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 9/11/2022 last visited: 9/10/2022 |
 view gallery | Fighting Back Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail - Alexandria VA in War of 1812 With Alexandria under British control in August 1814, top-ranking U.S. military men gathered at this high point above the city. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 9/10/2022 last visited: 9/9/2022 |
 view gallery | Stephen Decatur - Philadelphia PA in War of 1812 Famed U.S. Navy officer. Capture of H.M.S. Macedonian, 1812. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 9/10/2022 last visited: 9/9/2022 |
 view gallery | Free to Fight Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail - Colonial Beach VA in War of 1812 During the War of 1812, to weaken the American economy, the British took tobacco and lured the enslaved labor force from plantations along the Potomac River. Physically fit males also provided the British with a valuable source of new recruits. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 9/10/2022 last visited: 9/10/2022 |
 view gallery | 41st Regiment of Foot - War Of 1812 / Private Patrick Russell - Maumee OH in War of 1812 This marker can be found at Fort Miamis, Side Cut Metropark, Maumee, OH posted by: Don.Morfe location: Ohio date approved: 9/9/2022 last visited: 9/9/2022 |
 view gallery | Macedonian Monument - Annapolis, MD in War of 1812 One of many monuments at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. posted by:  bluesnote location: Maryland date approved: 9/9/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Dudley's Massacre - Maumee OH in War of 1812 Here, on May 5, 1813, Colonel Dudley's troops spiked the British artillery besieging Fort Meigs. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Ohio date approved: 9/8/2022 last visited: 9/7/2022 |
 view gallery | River Raisin Block House - Monroe MI in War of 1812 Site of River Raisin Block house occupied By American troops. Burned by the British Capt., Elliott under order Of Col. Proctor. Aug. 1812. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Michigan date approved: 9/7/2022 last visited: 9/7/2022 |
 view gallery | Kitty Knight House - Georgetown MD in War of 1812 Mistress Kitty Knight is said to have confronted British forces led by Rear Admiral George Cockburn in 1813. Knight reportedly pleaded with Cockburn to spare her home and the neighboring house of an elderly woman from burning. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 8/31/2022 last visited: 8/29/2022 |
 view gallery | Bracing for an Attack Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail - Easton MD in War of 1812 Easton expected to be a British target during the War of 1812. A two-story brick armory in the center of town housed cannon, small arms, and military stores to serve all of Maryland’s Eastern Shore. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 8/29/2022 last visited: 8/28/2022 |
 view gallery | Clearing the Way to Washington Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail - Bladensburg MD in War of 1812 The Battle of Bladensburg on August 24, 1814, ended in defeat for the United States and allowed the British to invade Washington, D.C. Once the Americans realized the British route of advance, there was little time to prepare. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 8/28/2022 last visited: 8/26/2022 |
 view gallery | The British are Coming-Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail - Benedict MD in War of 1812 Residents along the Patuxent watched nervously as wave after wave of British warships approached the tiny town of Benedict. For months enemy raiders had terrorized Southern Maryland. Benedict felt their sting twice in June 1814. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 8/28/2022 last visited: 8/26/2022 |
 view gallery | British Advance Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail - Bladensburg MD in War of 1812 On August 24, 1814, the British established an artillery position nearby and fired cannon and rockets at American defenders. Local tradition claims that walls of the house were scarred by cannonballs, but no evidence exists. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 8/28/2022 last visited: 8/26/2022 |
 view gallery | Crafting a Legacy Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail - Baltimore MD in War of 1812 In 1813, Mary Pickersgill’s flag-making business was commissioned to sew a garrison flag and a smaller storm flag for Fort McHenry, Mary’s mother, daughter, nieces, and African American servants helped complete the task in about seven weeks. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 8/26/2022 last visited: 8/26/2022 |
 view gallery | In Full Glory Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail - Baltimore MD in War of 1812 At home in the city credited with helping to turn the tide for Americans in the War of 1812, the collections of the Maryland Historical Society preserve evidence of the people who live this history. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 8/26/2022 last visited: 8/26/2022 |
 view gallery | Final Rest Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail - Baltimore, MD in War of 1812 Once Baltimore’s most prestigious cemetery, Westminster Burying Ground was the final resting place for many prominent Baltimoreans, including some 25 from the War of 1812. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 8/26/2022 last visited: 8/26/2022 |
 view gallery | Captured British Carronade - Rockport, Massachusetts in War of 1812 A small cannon is displayed on the front lawn of First Congregational Church in Rockport, Massachusetts. Americans captured the Royal Navy gun after it fired on the steeple during the Invasion of Sandy Bay on the morning of September 9, 1814. posted by: 401Photos location: Massachusetts date approved: 8/21/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Ross Monument - Rostrevor, County Down, Northern Ireland in War of 1812 The car park is on the south side of busy Warrenpoint Road. The monument is to the north. posted by: elyob location: Ulster, Ireland date approved: 5/4/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery | The Wilkinson Campaign - Hammond, New York in War of 1812 This plaque, located in Hammond, New York, provides information about Major General James Wilkinson, who, in September, November 1813, led a campaign to capture Montreal. posted by: Weathervane location: New York date approved: 4/29/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Pro Patria Mori Monument - Fort Erie, Ontario. in War of 1812 This monument is dedicated to the men killed at the siege of Fort Erie in 1814. 150 British and three American victims lost their lives following the successful defence of Fort Erie by the American Forces. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 4/14/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Bacon Solid - Boalsburg, PA in War of 1812 This cannon was captured by the US Navy during the War of 1812. posted by: r.e.s.t.seekers location: Pennsylvania date approved: 4/2/2022 last visited: 4/10/2022 |
 view gallery | Observing the Enemy - Pasadena MD in War of 1812 Local Militia Captain Francis Hancock, master of Hancock's Resolution Plantation, commanded a company in the 22nd Regiment, Maryland Militia. The company's duties included observation of enemy movements south of the mouth of the Patapsco. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 3/9/2022 last visited: 3/9/2022 |
 view gallery | Hart County -- Munfordville KY USA in War of 1812 A historical marker placed by the US Daughters of 1812 explains the county's namesake's connection to the War of 1812 posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kentucky date approved: 2/22/2022 last visited: 2/22/2022 |
 view gallery | Hessian Barracks - Frederick, MD in War of 1812 A historic barracks, the first building commissioned by the state of Maryland, in Frederick, Maryland. During the War of 1812, local militia guarded British prisoners here and protected official state documents sent from Annapolis. posted by: bluesnote location: Maryland date approved: 1/18/2022 last visited: 8/18/2022 |
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