Since its original construction in 1800, the building has undergone several renovations and expansions to accommodate the ...

The “Fort Ontario National Monument Act” was introduced by Representative Claudia Tenney and is co-sponsored by ...

A symbol of Perry had returned to Japan to keep ... by Perry’s older brother at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. While the latter has a dedicated exhibit, the flag with which ...

From "The Pelican State" to "The Tar Heel State," some Southern state nicknames are more obvious than others. Here are the ...

In 1813, the "Battle of Lake Erie," a War of 1812 engagement, was won when a U.S. naval force ... proposals for a "values charter" aimed at restricting religious clothing and symbols worn by employees ...

Forty years later, crowds in Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama came out to see and pay tribute to the nation’s symbol of liberty ... D.C. During the War of 1812, the government stored them in ...

Looking north towards the Battle Monument of 1815–1822 from the War of 1812, symbol of Baltimore on the city seal and flag on North Calvert Street, between East Fayette and Lexington Streets flanked ...

Peaches may now be widely known as a symbol for Georgia ... played a significant role in the Tennessee militia during the War of 1812. Then, 40 years later during the Mexican American War ...

The name is linked to Samuel Wilson, a meat packer from Troy, New York, who supplied barrels of beef to the United States Army during the War of 1812. Wilson (1766-1854 ... well as coming up with the ...

A few Indian River school teachers took around 90 students on a field trip to an unusual spot on Tuesday. James Blackburn, ...

From an ambitious vision on paper to a grand metropolis, Washington DC boasts a rich history. What was once a swampy ...