Battle of Lake Erie Bicentennial

September 2013 will mark the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Lake Erie, in which the U.S. Navy, led by Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, defeated the British fleet. Recently I was able to visit the Perry's Victory and International Peace Monument. At the site, my grandsons and I viewed a DVD about the Battle of Lake Erie. We saw several images of the ships and the commanders at the Visitors Center, and of course we all enjoyed traveling up the elevator to see the panoramic view of Lake Erie from the top of the monument.

If you get a chance to go to South Bass Island this summer, visit the Perry's Victory and International Peace Monument to learn more about the history of the War of 1812 in Ohio. Online, you can view this full PBS documentary about the War of 1812. 

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Here are the steps to find full text articles about the War of 1812 from the website of the Ohio Historical Society. (Click on images below for a larger view.)

1. Go to the Publications section of the Ohio Historical Society. Choose Ohio History Online Archive.

2.  At the Index Search page, select Full Search.      

3.  Enter  War of 1812 as a subject.

4. This selection will retrieve several full text articles about the War of 1812, from the Ohio History Online Archive.

The Battle of Lake Erie Bicentennial site will lead to more information about this historic event in our nation's history, and to find about the activities that are planned to commemorate the Battle of Lake Erie.