The War of 1812 is today a vague mystery, sometimes confused with the “1812 Overture” played at July 4 fireworks shows, but ...

Residents of Gales Ferry, Connecticut, are worried that Mount Decatur, a historic site from the War of 1812, could be wiped from the history book. A developer, Cashman Inc., wants to get zoning ...

The War of 1812 is an often overlooked war in comparison to other conflicts in American history, but it was still an important one with numerous causes. The war, fought between the United States and ...

The War of 1812, sometimes referred to by historians as “the second War for Independence” between the United States and Great Britain, broke out in June, 1812, after more than two decades of a ...

It's targeted for demolition, but historic preservationists say it's a rare surviving example of a segmental stone arch ...

Pictured is the mouth of Canadaway Creek in Dunkirk where hostile exchanges with the British occurred during the War of 1812. Submitted photo The War of 1812, sometimes known as America’s second war ...

A fortunate chain of events and the generosity of a monument maker will bring Memorial Day recognition to the earliest known soldier buried at Hillside Cemetery in Antioch. On Monday, the restored ...

The chairman of Niagara University's History Department will kick off a War of 1812 speaker series when he addresses the war's causes and concerns Monday at Youngstown First Presbyterian Church, 100 ...

The War of 1812 in Michigan would decide who controlled the Northwestern Frontier. The frontier was a gateway to further western expansion; a Great Lakes highway to natural resources; and a military ...

The Baseline-Meridian Chapter, United States Daughters of 1812 and the Arkansas General Society War of 1812 recently marked the graves of two War of 1812 veterans at Arkadelphia. Assisted by the Sons ...

These days, it’s hard to think of a veteran who could have served from World War II, Korea and Vietnam. It’s happened, of course, but imagine a veteran of the War of 1812 and the Mexican War fighting ...