Remembering and Teaching America's Forgotten War of 1812

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GOING OVERBOARD/Other Lessons/Ideas These categories can be used as a springboard for other lessons:

African American Maritime History Archaeology: Underwater in Lake Erie/Misery Bay Art: knot work and other sailor crafts and art Environmental Issues: Presque Isle Bay, Lake Erie, other Great Lakes Erie’s Extension Canal Erie’s Bayfront Development Erie’s Significant Architecture Erie Maritime History and Artifacts Erie’s Eight Admirals - Biographies of the eight Admirals from Erie, PA Fort LeBoeuf Fort Presque Isle Historical Markers, Monuments, Statues, and Graves History of Erie’s Fishing Industry - Erie was once considered the fresh water fishing capital of the world. Industry and Commerce in Erie, from salt trade to steamships Lighthouses on Lake Erie and other Great Lakes Maritime Movies Merchant Marine Navigational Charts of Lake Erie Old Fort Niagara Penelec and the Front Street Generating Station Pennsylvania MilitiaWar of 1812 Perrysburg, Ohio Put-in-Bay, Ohio Recreation Amusement Parks; Yachting and Yacht Clubs; Beaches and Swimming; Ice Boating; Presque Isle; Scuba Diving and Snorkeling Shipbuilding in Erie from early ship and boat building to American Boiler Works, Paasch, Lund, Nolan, Perry Ship Building Shipwrecks and Disasters Transportation and Infrastructure Underground Railroad in Erie Waterfront Development U.S. Michigan/U.S.S. Wolverine Wayne Blockhouse


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