“Michigan At War:
The Struggle for the Old Northwest,
1812-1815”
A Teacher Resource Guide
Prepared by
The Michigan Commission on the Commemoration
of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812
With support from
DTE Energy
Michigan Humanities Council
Monroe County War of 1812 Bicentennial Steering Committee
Edited by David Hales, Annette W. McConnell & James A. McConnell
Michigan Commission on the Commemoration
of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812
The Michigan Commission on the Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 was
established by Governor Jennifer M. Granholm in Executive Order No. 2007-51, issued 0n December 27,
2007. Throughout the next three months, Commission members were selected for appointment by the
Governor. The Commission held its first meeting on April 28, 2008.
Phil Porter, Chairman, Mackinac Island
Ralph J. Naveaux, Vice Chairman, Monroe
James A. McConnell, Secretary, Livonia
Robert A. Bury, Grosse Pointe Park
Brian L. Dunnigan, Grass Lake
David C. Hales, Farmington Hills
Eric P. Hemenway, Harbor Springs
Molly A. Luempert-Coy, Saline
Russell M. Magnaghi, Deerton
Richard G. Micka, Monroe
Dennis E. Moore, Dearborn
James E. Spurr, Portage
George Zimmermann, Okemos
Mission Statement
The Michigan Commission on the Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 is charged
with encouraging, planning, and developing activities, events, programs, observances, and services
appropriate to commemorate the Bicentennial of the War of 1812. The Commission will enlist the
support of private citizens, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and governmental entities in the planning
and promotion of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812; in encouraging private citizens, businesses,
nonprofit organizations, and governmental entities to organize and participate in War of 1812
Bicentennial activities; and in researching and promoting the development of cultural, historical, and
economic development opportunities in connection with the War of 1812 Bicentennial. Appointed by
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm, the Commission is a unit of the Michigan Department of Natural
resources and Environment.
For more information, please visit www.michigan.gov/war1812
Table of Contents
Title Page................................................................................ 1
1812 Commission................................................................... 2
Table of Contents.................................................................... 3
Significance of War of 1812................................................... 4
Introduction............................................................................ 5
War of 1812 Key Locations.................................................... 6
Thinking Chronologically....................................................... 7
Michigan Timeline.................................................................. 8
Personalities of the War ......................................................... 9
Who Am I? ............................................................................ 10
Five Ws: Telling a Story .........................................................11
Making Documentary .............................................................12
The Rest of the Story ..............................................................12
Analyzing Primary Sources ....................................................13
War of 1812 Trivia Quiz .........................................................14
Answers to p. 7 & p. 14 ..........................................................15-16
1812 Lessons
Elementary School ..................................................................17
Middle School .........................................................................18
Senior High School .................................................................19
Historical Sites & Archives ......... ...........................................20
Brief Bibliography .................................................................. 21-22
Student Books .........................................................................23-24
War of 1812 Websites ..............................................................25-26
Michigan Historical Markers ...................................................27-32
“Michigan at War” ...................................................................33
Credits: “Michigan at War” .....................................................34
Statement of Significance – Michigan in the War of 1812
Submitted Dec. 2008 by members of the Michigan Commission on the Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a defining event in the history and development of Michigan. For three years, from
June 1812 to July 1815, the Michigan Territory was on the front line of a conflict between the United
States, Great Britain, and the Native American nations of the region — particularly the Ottawa,
Chippewa, Potawatomi, and Wyandot. For the only time in its history, conventional land and naval battles
were fought within the boundaries of our state. British forces occupied all or part of Michigan’s territory
for most of the war, and the residents suffered great physical and economic hardship. Although the end of
hostilities resolved none of the issues that had provoked the fighting, the peace resulted in a careful
definition of Michigan’s boundary with Canada, greater territorial integrity as part of the United States,
and the beginnings of large-scale migration and settlement that would, over the following three decades,
lead to the development of the state that we know today.
By 1812 Michigan had been a part of the United States for just sixteen years and a separately
administered territory only since 1805. It was a sparsely populated region, with Native American villages
in many locations and Euro-American settlement concentrated in five areas: Detroit, River Raisin
(Monroe), Mackinac, the St. Clair River, and Sault Ste. Marie. The residents had an economy based
largely on the fur trade, with agriculture important in the more heavily populated locations in the south.
Demographically, Michigan was inhabited by several groups of Native Americans — the Ottawa,
Chippewa, Potawatomi, and Wyandot — with their territories spread across both peninsulas. The majority
of the Euro-American population was still largely French, with only a thin veneer of Anglo-Americans
from New England and the middle states who had come to the territory in the years since 1796. Michigan
had a small, free African American population as well. All of these groups would figure in the War of
1812, some with conflicting loyalties.
The war fought in Michigan really comprised two parallel conflicts. On one level, American and British
military and naval forces clashed in a European-style conflict. But United States forces in Michigan and
adjacent areas of the West were also embroiled in a frontier war against Native American groups, most of
which allied themselves with the British and Canadians, though some supported the United States or
advocated a policy of peace. The War of 1812 would be the last major conflict in which Native Americans
living east of the Mississippi River put up an organized, military resistance to the advance of the
American frontier. Much of this wilderness war was centered in Michigan, and Native Americans
participated in all the battles fought there.
Michigan was a significant battleground during the War of 1812. At least seven land battles and four
naval or amphibious actions were fought within its boundaries. Michigan served as a base for the first
American invasion of British Canada in July 1812 and was the location of the first major event of the land
war, the capture of Fort Mackinac by British and Indian forces on July 17. Detroit, the territorial capital,
changed hands twice during the conflict, and one of the most famous slogans of American history —
“Remember the Raisin” — recalled the fighting and subsequent events that transpired at Frenchtown
(Monroe) in January 1813.
The conclusion of the war resulted in the return of those parts of Michigan held by the British. Michigan
then served as the springboard for the postwar advance of American economic and military influence into
Wisconsin and Minnesota. The Treaty of Ghent, which ended the conflict, mandated a postwar definition
of the boundary with Canada, a task accomplished in the 1820s. The United States and Canada would
thereafter go their separate ways of political development. In 1818, the Rush-Bagot Agreement limited
naval armaments on the Great Lakes, a reaction to the powerful fleets constructed on their waters during
the war. Peace also opened the way for the surveying of the southern part of Michigan’s lower peninsula,
setting the stage for a rush of settlement by Anglo-Americans in the next three decades.
The War of 1812 left its mark on Michigan in many ways, and the bicentennial of that conflict is worthy
of observance for its impact on the history and development of our state.
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June 18, 2012
Dear Educator
On this date two hundred years ago, the United States Congress adopted a Declaration of War
against a foreign nation. This action marked the first time the United States had officially
followed the constitutional process for initiating military action agains an enemy nation. Today,
as we reflect back on the significance of that conflict, the State of Michigan has established an
official body, the Michigan Commission on the Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War
of 1812, to provide opportunities to promote public awareness of the events of the War and its
lasting legacy.
A primary goal of the Commission has been to create a documentary telling the key role
Michigan played in that conflict. With major support from DTE Energy, the Michigan
Humanities Council, and the Monroe County War of 1812 Bicentennial Steering Committee this
objective has been accomplished. Working under the creative leadership of Christopher M.
Cook, President, Metrocom International (http://www.metrocominternational.com/, a thirty
minute documentary has been produced for use by both schools and vivic groups. Through the
leadership of Detroit Public Television, the program has now been broadcast on televisions
stations across the state. In addition, Wayne RESA has made dvd copies that are now available
for purchase at $15/copy. An order form may be obtained at www.michigan.gov/war1812
This K-12 Resource Guide has been created to provide support materials for classroom teachers.
Along with bibliographies, suggested websites, and related reference materials, the Guide
includes several possible classroom activities.
We are very pleased to announce that the Michigan War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission is
officially presenting the complete documentary free to all of the citizens of Michigan, the United
states, and the world beyond. To view “Michigan at War: The Struggle for the Old Northwest,
1812-1815”, please visit http://www.mistreamnet.com/vidflv.php?who=mich.war1812.091412
The Commission expresses its appreciation to the Wayne Regional Educational Services Agency
for its contributions to facilitating this unique opportunity. We hope you find these materials and
resources useful.
Sincerely,
David Hales
Social Studies Consultant
Wayne RESA
Annette W. mcConnell
Consultant
MichiganWar of 1812
Bicentennial Commission
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Dr. Jim McConnell
Secretary
Michigan War of 1812
Bicentennial Commission
War of 1812 Key Locations
While the War of 1812 was fought primarily on the North American continent, naval encounters occurred all over
the globe. Using a blank map of the Great Lakes region, have your students locate each of the following places
related to the War of 1812. A map is available from http://etc.usf.edu/maps/pages/1200/1235/1235.htm, the Great
Lakes Information Network at http://gis.glin.net/maps/ or google “Map, Great Lakes, 1812” or “Great Lakes Map”
to find one you consider appropriate. An 1812 map showing the broader context of the conflict may be found at
http://etc.usf.edu/maps/pages/2600/2690/2690b.pdf
COMMUNITIES & GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
Amherstburg
Buffalo
Black Rock
Kingston
Long Point, Upper Canada
Presque Isle
Prophet’s Town
Sackets Harbor
Vincennes
Wasaga Beach (Nancy Island Historic Park, Ontario)
York (Toronto)
KEY BATTLES
Beaver Dams, Battle of
Brownstown, Battle of
Canard River, Battle of
Chippawa, Battle of
Lake Erie, Battle of
Longwoods, Battle of
Lundy’s Lane, Battle of
Monguagon, Battle of
Moraviantown, Battle of (the Thames)
Queenston Heights, Battle of
River Raisin, Battles of
Stoney Creek, Battle of
Tippecanoe, Battle of
FORTS
Fort Dearborn (Chicago)
Fort Detroit
Fort Erie
Fort George
Fort Gratiot (Port Huron)
Fort Holmes
Fort Mackinac
Fort Madison (IA)
Fort Malden
Fort Meigs
Fort Niagara
Fort Ontario (Oswego, NY)
Fort Shelby (Prairie du Chien, WI)
Fort Stephenson
Fort St. Joseph
Fort Wayne (IN)
Fort Washington (Cincinnati)
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THINKING CHRONOLOGICALLY
Being able to think in terms of cause-and-effect is a key aspect of historical analysis. Even without
knowledge of specific dates, events flow in logical sequence based on a narrative. Please number the
following events from 1 to 5 in the order in which they happened:
Group One
____ War declared in close vote by U.S. Congress
____ Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
____ Non-Intercourse Act
____ Battle of Tippecanoe
____ Embargo Act
Group Two
____ William Hull leads Army of the Northwest across Ohio to Detroit
____ William Hull court martial trial
____ William Hull appointed Governor of Michigan Territory
____ William Hull invades Upper Canada
____ William Hull surrenders Detroit to Isaac Brock
Group Three
____ Americans regain control of Detroit
____ Americans regain control of Mackinac Island
____ Treaty of Ghent Ratified
____ Battle of New Orleans
____ British Attack on Fort McHenry inspires “Star Spangled Banner”
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Michigan Timeline
August 20, 1794
Battle of Fallen Timbers near Perrysburg, Ohio
June 11, 1805
Fire destroyed most of Detroit
November 7, 1811
Battle of Tippecanoe in Indiana
June 18, 1812
Declaration of War signed by President James Madison
July 2, 1812
British captured the Cuyahoga Packet
July 12, 1812
Hull invaded Upper Canada at Sandwich
July 16, 1812
Americans defeated British at bridge over River Canard, Ontario
July 17, 1812
British captured Fort Mackinac
August 5, 1812
Battle of Brownstown
August 9, 1812
Battle of Monguagon
August 16, 1812
Hull surrendered Detroit to British General Brock
August 19, 1812
USS Constitution “Old Ironsides” defeats HMS Guerriere in North Atlantic
Jan. 18 & 22-23, 1813 Battles of the River Raisin, Frenchtown (Monroe)
April/May 9, 1813
Unsuccessful Siege of Fort Meigs by Henry Proctor & Tecumseh
July 1813
Second Unsuccessful British Sege of Fort Meigs
August 2, 1813
Unsuccessful British attack on Fort Stephenson (Fremont, Ohio)
September 10, 1813
Battle of Lake Erie
September 29, 1813
American Reoccupation of Detroit
October 5, 1813
Battle of the Thames (Moraviantown, Ontario)
August 4, 1814
Unsuccessful American invasion of Mackinac Island
September 13, 1814
British attacked Fort McHenry; National Anthem composed
December 24, 1814
Treaty of Ghent signed
January 8, 1815
Battle of New Orleans
February 16, 1815
Ratification of Treaty of Ghent; Peace declared.
March 24, 1815
“Grand Pacification Ball” held at Woodworth’s Hotel
July 1, 1815
By this date, Fort Malden was restored to British control
July 18, 1815
Fort Mackinac was restored to American control
August 13, 1817
James Monroe was first President to visit Detroit; stayed five days
August 27, 1818
“Walk in the Water,” first steamship on Great Lakes, arrived in Detroit
January 26, 1837
Michigan joins Union as 26th state
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Personalities of the War of 1812
Feuben Attwater
Return J. Meigs
Francois Baby
James Miller
Lydia Bacon
James Monroe
Robert Barclay
Adam Muir
Isaac Brock
John Norton Teyoninhokarawen)
Elijah Brush
Oliver Hazard Perry
Lewis Cass
Main Poc
Green Clay
Sir George Prevost
Henry Clay
Henry Proctor
George Croghan
Father Gabriel Richard
Henry Dearborn
Charles Roberts
Robert Dickson
Roundhead
William Dudley
Laura Secord
Matthew Elliott
Solomon Sibley
James Findlay
Thomas St. George
Charles Gratiot
Isaac Shelby
Porter Hanks
Tecumseh
William Henry Harrison
Tenskwatawa (The Prophet)
Andrew Holmes
Thomas Van Horne
William Hull
Walk-in-the-water
Andrew Jackson
James Wilkinson
Richard M. Johnson
Oliver Williams
Alexander Macomb
James Winchester
James Madison
Augustus B. Woodward
Duncan McArthur
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Who Am I? A War of 1812 Biography
Select one of the individuals named on the “Personalities of the War” page and research to find
biographical information to complete this form. You might also select another person who lived during
the War of 1812 era even if not on this list.
Name _____________________________________________
Date of Birth ____________________
Date of Death _____________
Place of Birth _____________________
Place of Death ______________
Burial _________________
What experiences did this person have as a child? What education did this person receive?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Briefly describe the career/occupation of this person:
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
What role did this person play in the War of 1812?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
What do you think is the significance of this person?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
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The 5 Ws: Telling a Story
Newspaper articles often present information using the “Five Ws” format: Who, Where, When, What, &
Why (importance). Each of the following three examples includes one “W” detail. Using that piece of
information, answer the other Ws and then write an article on the event as it might appear in a newspaper
article. You might also create other “W” activities using other topics from the War of 1812.
The 5 Ws & The War of 1812
I. Who: ____________________________________________________________________________
Where: Tippecanoe, Indiana
When: ____________________________________________________________________________
What: ____________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Why: ____________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
II. Who: ____________________________________________________________________________
Where: ____________________________________________________________________________
When: August 16, 1812
What: ____________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Why: ____________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
III. Who: ____________________________________________________________________________
Where: ____________________________________________________________________________
When: ____________________________________________________________________________
What: Battle of Mackinac Island
Why: ____________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
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Making a Documentary
“Michigan at War: The Struggle for the Old Northwest, 1812-1815” presents a story of key events during
the War of 1812 in the region then known as the Old Northwest, including the Territory of Michigan. In
order to tell this story, the producer divided the film into six sections. The six segments are:
Storm Clouds -1812
Clash - 1812
Stumble
The Raisin - 1813
Turnaround - 1813-1814
End Game - 1814
Questions for Discussion:
Why do you think the Producer created these sections?
What are the most important stories in each section?
What different sections might you have used in telling Michigan’s story in the War of 1812?
How might the producer have told the story differently?
How would you have edited the 30 minute production to include other information? What might
have been deleted in order to provide time for other information?
The Rest of the Story...
In producing a 30 minute documentary, there is only a limited amount of time to tell the full story of
“Michigan At War.” Some fascinating events and personalities are not fully developed or, in some cases,
even mentioned. You might find these topics useful for student research.
The Unites States Invasion of Canada, July-August 1812;
Henry Procter ends the British Occupation of Michigan;
The British/Native Sieges of Fort Meigs, Spring and Summer 1813;
The Attack on Fort Stephenson, Fremont, Ohio;
The 1814 American Attack on Mackinac;
The American raid on the Soo in 1814
What other stories might have been included in the documentary?
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Analyzing Primary Sources
of the War of 1812
The National Archives and Records Administration has developed several forms to use in analyzing
primary sources ,including documents, photographs, artifacts, and other items. Using the “Document
Analysis: form available at http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/worksheets/ or modifying it to
best match the needs of your students, you might find the following documents appropriate for use.
A good source of documents is the “American memory” pages of the Library of Congress (www.loc.gov)
The Library of Congress has produced an online “Guide to the War of 1812.” (http://www.loc.gov/rr/
program/bib/1812/ The Guide was compiled by Kenneth Drexler, Digital Reference Specialist.
A copy of a letter by Oliver Hazard Perry announcing the U.S. naval victory at the Battle of Lake Erie.
On June 1, 1812, President James Madison sent a message to Congress asking for a declaration of war
against Great Britain. The House of Representatives passed the declaration on June 4 by a vote of 79 yeas
and 49 nays. On June 17, the Senate passed the declaration by a vote of 19 yeas and 13 nays.
The appendix of the Annals of Congress from the 13th Congress, 3rd Session, presents additional
Congressional documents from 1814 and 1815 related to the War of 1812 and peace negotiations with
Great Britain, including a report titled "An Exposition of the Causes and Character of the War."
The United States Statutes at Large is the official source for the laws and resolutions passed by Congress
from 1789 to the present. Included in this publication is the declaration of war against Great Britain
signed by Madison on June 18, 1812, and the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812.
Battle orders from William Henry Harrison for an attack upon the British and Native Americans (October
1813).
Plan of the attack and defense of the American lines below New Orleans on January 8, 1815.
The James Madison Papers
The James Madison Papers consist of approximately 12,000 items captured in some 72,000 digital
images. Examples of documents from the War of 1812 in the Madison Papers include the following:
A special message to Congress regarding the war dated December 7, 1813.
Madison's observations from August 24, 1814, on the capture of Washington, D.C., by British troops.
A letter from Madison to Thomas Jefferson on March 12, 1815, which discusses a congressional report on
the causes of the war.
External Web Sites
From Colony to Country: A Reader's Guide to Canadian Military History
Library and Archives Canada presents a guide to the War of 1812 from the Canadian perspective that
includes texts, notes, and bibliographic references. The guide has been divided into ten subsections.
Military Resources: War of 1812
A compilation of resources on the War of 1812 compiled by the Archives Library Information Center at
the National Archives and Records Administration. It includes links to documents and images at the
National Archives, as well as links to external sites.
The War of 1812 and Associated Documents
The Avalon Project at Yale Law School presents a compilation of government documents related to the
War of 1812.
The War of 1812
This online exhibition provides highlights from the Archives of Ontario relating to the War of 1812,
including letters, personal diaries, posters, maps, documentary art, and government records.
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What do You Know about the War of 1812?
A War of 1812 Bicentennial Trivia Quiz
To mark the 200th anniversary of the outbreak of the War, the Michigan Commission on the Commemoration of the
Bicentennial of the War of 1812 has prepared this Trivia Quiz. For more information, including a “Statement of
Significance of the War of 1812 for Michigan,” visit www.michigan.gov/war1812
1. Why did the United states declare war?
2. How many states were in the Union and how many stars were on the Flag when war was declared? Why was there
a difference?
3. Was the vote to declare war close or almost unanimous?
4. What was the basic American battle plan in 1812?
5. Where was the first military action in the War of 1812?
6. What was the first land action?
7. Where did the first American surrender take place?
8. When did American General William Hull surrender Detroit to the British?
9. Who was Oliver Williams and what was the name of his ship?
10. Name the Michigan leader who stayed in Detroit after the surrender to protect the rights of American citizens.
11. Where was British General Isaac Brock, who accepted the surrender of Detroit, killed?
12. When did the River Raisin Massacre take place?
13. What famous message was sent to General William Henry Harrison by Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry after
his September 10, 1812, victory at the Battle of Lake Erie?
14. Name the famous Native American leader who was killed at the Battle of the Thames.
15. What is the name of the U.S. ship known as “Old Ironsides’?
16. Who saved the Gilbert Stuart painting of President George Washington when the British burned the white House
in 1812?
17. Who sewed the Fifteen Star Flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write thee “Star Spangled Banner”?
18. On what date was the Treaty of Ghent signed? When did the U.S. ratify this treaty, officially ending the War of
1812?
19. Who was the hero of the Battle of New Orleans?
20. When was Mackinac Island returned to American control?
21. When and where was the last battle of the War of 1812 fought?
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Answer Key
Thinking Chronologically
Group One:
Group Two:
Group Three:
5-1-3-4-2
2-5-1-3-4
1 - 5 -4 - 3 -2
Answers to War of 1812 Trivia Quiz
1. The U.S. objected to British interference with American shipping, impressment of sailors and British
support for Native Americans, especially in the old Northwest. (Source: Hickey, DGUS, p. 12-13).
2. There were fifteen stars on the flag and 18 states in the Union.
3. Congress had not changed the Flag Act since 1794 even though three new states had been admitted. By
1818, when a new Flag Act was approved, there were 20 states. (Source: http://www.usflag.org/
history.html)
4. The vote was one of the closest in American history: 79-49 in the House and 19-13 in the Senate.
(Source: Hickey, DGUS, p. 42)
5. The United States planned three invasion routes into Canada: the Detroit River; the Niagara River; and
Lake Champlain and the Richelieu River. All three failed. (Source: Hickey & Clark, RRG, 35)
6. June 23, 1812, in the Atlantic Ocean off the East Coast, Capt. John Rodgers, US Frigate
“President” (54 guns) vs. British frigate “Belvidera” (42 guns), Captain Richard Byron commanding.
(Source: p. 56-57 , Hickey & Clark, RRG, and http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/shipprofiles/p/WarOf-1812-Uss-President.htm.
7. On June 26, 1812, three American civilians seized Carleton Island in the St. Lawrence River just east of
Lake Ontario. Led by Abner Hubbard, an inn-keeper from Mullins Bay, New York, they captured a British
sergeant and three invalid soldiers, “the conflict’s first prisoners of war.” (Source: Hickey, DGUS, p.
51-52.)
8. July 17, 1812 at Fort Mackinac by Porter Hanks. (Source: Gilpin, War, p. 90)
9. August 16, 1812 (Source: Gilpin, War , p.118-119)
10. Oliver Williams was a Detroit merchant who had the sloop “Friends Good Will,” built in the winter of
1810-1811 for carrying merchandise on the Great Lakes. The ship was captured by the British at
Mackinac, but was recaptured by the Americans at the Battle of Lake Erie. It was destroyed by the British
in a December 1812 raid on Buffalo, New York. (Source: http://www.michiganmaritimemuseum.org/)
11. Judge Augustus B. Woodward. (Source: Hickey, DGUS, p.217-220)
12. Queenston Heights, Ontario. (Source: Hickey, DGUS, p. 56)
13. January 23, 1813. (Source: Gilpin,War, p. 170)
14. "We have met the enemy and they are ours: two ships, two brigs, one schooner and one
sloop." (Source: http://www.history.navy.mil/trivia/trivia02.htm)
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15. Tecumseh. (Source: Hickey, DGUS, p.67-68)
16. U.S.S. Constitution. (Source: Hickey, DGUS, p. 107)
17. Dolley Madison. (Source: Hickey, DGUS, p. 199)
18. Mary Young Pickersgill. (Source: Hickey & Clark, RRG, p. 158)
19. Christmas Eve, December 24, 1814, with ratification coming on February 16, 1815. (Source: Hickey,
DGUS, p. 295-296)
20. Andrew Jackson. (Source: Hickey & Clark, RRG, p. 175)
21. Although the turnover was to occur by July 15, the event actually took place on July 18, 1815.
(Source: Gilpin, War, p. 260-261)
22. On June 30, 1815, the U.S. sloop “Peacock” fought the East Indian cruiser “Nautilus” off the coast of
Sumatra in the Indian Ocean. (Sources: Hickey, DGUS, p. 287-289)
Sources:
Gilpin, Alec R., The War of 1812 in the Old Northwest. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press,
1958
Hickey, Donald R., Don't Give Up the Ship!: Myths of the War of 1812 . Urbana, IL: University of
Illinois Press, 2006.
Hickey, Donald R., The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1989;
Bicentennial ed. 2012.
Hickey, Donald R. & Connie D. Clark, The Rockets Red Glare: An Illustrated History of the War of 1812.
Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, 2011
Websites
About.com, http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/shipprofiles/p/War-Of-1812-Uss-President.htm
Flag of the United states of America, http://www.usflag.org/history.html Michigan Maritime Museum,
http://www.michiganmaritimemuseum.org/)
Michigan War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission, www.michigan.gov/war1812
Naval History & Heritage Museum, http://www.history.navy.mil/trivia/trivia02.htm
The governor-appointed Michigan Commission on the Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of
1812 is charged with encouraging, planning and developing activities, events, programs, observances and
services appropriate to commemorate Michigan's role in the War of 1812. More information can be found
at www.michigan.gov/war1812.
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Lessons on the War of 1812
Click on Links to Classroom Resources and Lesson Plans
Elementary
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine: Lesson Plans & Teacher Guides: All Levels
The Star-Spangled Banner: The Flag that Inspired the National Anthem Homepage: Grades 4- High
School
Our Story:Making the Star-Spangled Banner Homepage: Grades 4-High School
A History of the War of 1812 and The Star-Spangled Banner: Grades 3-8
Students will be able to cite the origins and outcome of the War of 1812 and be able to place the creation
of the Star-Spangled Banner in a chronological framework.
Bright Stars and Broad Stripes Teacher Guide for the Classroom Videos: K-5
This is an excellent education guide that goes with the 12-minute video about the Star-Spangled Banner
from the national Museum of American History. You can download "Broad Stripes, Bright Stars" by
going to the museum's web page or by searching for it on You Tube..
Design Your Own Family Flag: K-4
Measuring the Flag:Grades 3-5
Math and Measuring the Star-Spangled Banner: Grades K-2
War of 1812 Hometown History: Parent Connection: Grades 3-5
This activity is to be used on a field trip to help students compare their local history and sites to Fort
McHenry.
Music, Poetry and History: The National Anthem: Grades 3-5
The Michigan Maritime Museum: Grades 3-8
This site contains some valuable lessons and support materials on the sloop, “Friends good will,” later
captured by the British and renamed “Little Belt.” It was taken by Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie and is
the ‘sloop’ mentioned in his famous dispatch to General William Henry Harrison
A Star Spangled 200- Official Website of Maryland's War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission: All Levels
Don't be distracted by the Maryland connection. This site contains many resources for the classroom
including lesson plans by grade level. True, they align to Maryland Social Studies standards but they are
well worth checking out.
Parks Canada: Teacher Resource Center: All Levels
There are many good materials usable by teachers in the United States. A key word search for "War of
1812" will identify various learning resources relating to the war. Materials are grouped by national
historic site. Please note that if you seek site specific education programming information, you will have
to go to the individual War of 1812 related National Historic Site websites on the Parks Canada main
public website. For example, Fort George and Fort Malden have great information and some pre-visit
activities under the "Learning Experiences" section of their specific websites.
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U.S.S. Constitution (Old Ironsides) Educator Resources: All Levels
A K-12 interdisciplinary curriculum on USS Constitution is available and although not focused on War of
1812, it does cover Constitution’s role in the War. In addition, there is an interactive online experience
and game called “A Sailor’s Life for Me!” that illustrates the Ship in 1812 and gives the Ship new life,
peopling it with researched members of the crew and filling it with authentically depicted objects and
artifacts. A War of 1812 Curriculum is currently being developed to accompany the website.
Middle School
The Star-Spangled Banner: The Flag that Inspired the National Anthem Homepage: Grades 4- High
School
The War of 1812: Cast Your Vote! Grade 6-9
This lesson plan examines the arguments for and against declaring war on the British in the summer of
1812. Using an online simulation/game, students will examine numerous regional perspectives from
across the country to identify the reasons given to declare and not declare war on the British. Students
assess the various reasons in order to cast their vote if the United States Congress should declare war.
After completing the simulations, the students will complete a written response regarding the complexity
of the causes of the War of 1812 and assessing the reasons the nation was divided on the war.
The Price of Freedom: Americans at War Homepage: Grade 5- High School
A History of the War of 1812 and The Star-Spangled Banner: Grades 3-8
Students will be able to cite the origins and outcome of the War of 1812 and be able to place the creation
of the Star-Spangled Banner in a chronological framework.
Maritime Nation 1800-1850: Middle & High School
The Michigan Maritime Museum: Grades 3-8
This site contains some valuable lessons and support materials on the sloop, “Friends Good Will,” later
captured by the British and renamed “Little Belt.” It was taken by Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie and is
the ‘sloop’ mentioned in his famous dispatch to General William Henry Harrison
War of 1812 Music & Dancing: All Levels
Learn how music can be a great tool for teaching history, and also get the definitive story about the
writing of the Star-Spangled Banner and the song that was going through Francis Scott Key's mind as he
wrote the lyrics.
Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Site Lesson Plans: All Levels
Parks Canada: Teacher Resource Center: All Levels
There are many good materials usable by teachers in the United States. A key word search for "War of
1812" will identify various learning resources relating to the war. Materials are grouped by national
historic site. Please note that if you seek site specific education programming information, you will have
to go to the individual War of 1812 related National Historic Site websites on the Parks Canada main
public website. For example, Fort George and Fort Malden have great information and some pre-visit
activities under the "Learning Experiences" section of their specific websites.
War of 1812: Esri GIS Community Lesson: Grade 8
In this activity students will leverage some of the tools and features available within ArcGIS.com -http://
www.arcgis.com/home/ to create a spatial journal based on historical events surrounding the Battle of Fort
George during the War of 1812. Students will explore how the British first lost occupation of Fort George
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and then the events that led to them capturing the fort. This activity can be used as an introductory lesson
about the War of 1812. Make sure to check the bandwidth requirements necessary to run this file.
U.S.S. Constitution (Old Ironsides) Educator Resources: All Levels
A K-12 interdisciplinary curriculum on USS Constitution is available and although not focused on War of
1812, it does cover Constitution’s role in the War. In addition, there is an interactive online experience
and game called “A Sailor’s Life for Me!” that illustrates the Ship in 1812 and gives the Ship new life,
peopling it with researched members of the crew and filling it with authentically depicted objects and
artifacts. A War of 1812 Curriculum is currently being developed to accompany the website.
America's Dilemma: "To Go to War or Not to Got to War" Lesson- Grade 8
This lesson is designed for a "fishbowl" instructional approach.
War of 1812 Classroom Play for Students: Grade 8
High School
The Star-Spangled Banner: The Flag that Inspired the National Anthem Homepage: Grades 4- High
School
The Price of Freedom: Americans at War Homepage: Grade 5- High School
President Madison's 1812 War Message: Lesson 1- A Brief Overview: High School
President Madison's 1812 War Message: Lesson 2- A Documentary Review: High School
President Madison's 1812 War Message: Lesson 3- Answers Lead to More Questions: High School
Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Site Lesson Plans: All Levels
War of 1812 Music & Dancing: All Levels
Learn how music can be a great tool for teaching history, and also get the definitive story about the
writing of the Star-Spangled Banner and the song that was going through Francis Scott Key's mind as he
wrote the lyrics
Parks Canada 1812
http://www.pc.gc.ca/apprendre-learn/prof/itm2-crp-trc/htm/1812_e.asp
Teaching with Historic Places, National Park Service
“The Rockets’ Red Glare”: Francis Scott Key and the Bombardment of Fort McHenry
http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/137FOMC/137FOMC.htm
U.S.S. Constitution (Old Ironsides) Educator Resources: All Levels
http://www.nps.gov/fomc/forteachers/lessonplansandteacherguides.htm
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Historical Sites and Archives of the Western Theater
Michigan
River Raisin Battlefield: Monroe
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM140A_Battle_of_Brownstown
Monguagon Battlefield: Trenton
Mackinac Battlefield: Mackinac Island
Regional
Fallen Timbers Battlefield: Maumee, Ohio
Battle of Lake Erie: Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island, Ohio
Mississinewa Battlefield: Marion, Indiana
Tippecanoe Battlefield: Lafayette, Indiana
Fort Meigs: Perrysburg, Ohio
Fort Stephenson: Freemont, Ohio
Fort Defiance/Fort Winchester: Defiance, Ohio
Fort Wayne- Indiana: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Dearborn: Chicago, Illinois
Fort Shelby: Villa Louis Historic Site, Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
Canada
Thames Battlefield: Ontario
Longwoods Battlefield: Ontario
Fort Malden: Amherstburg, Ontario
Duff-Baby House: Windsor, Ontario
Forts St Joseph: St Joseph Island, Ontario
Archives With War of 1812 Materials:
Burton Historical Collection: Detroit Public Library
Monroe Museum Archives: Monroe County Historical Museum
Ellis Library: Monroe Public Library
Clements Library: University of Michigan
Bentley Library: University of Michigan
Mackinac Island State Historic Parks
Archives of The Henry Ford
Chicago Historical Society
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A Brief Bibliography
Michigan and the War of 1812
Antal, Sandy, A Wampum Denied: Procter's War of 1812. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University
Press, 1997.
Berton, Pierre, The Invasion of Canada. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1980.
Bird, Harrison, War for the West, 1790-1813. New York: Oxford University Press, 1971
Borneman, Walter R., 1812: The War that Forged a Nation. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2004
Collins, Gilbert, Guidebook to the Historic Sites of the War of 1812 (Paperback) Toronto, Ontario:
Dundurn Press Ltd, 1998; $24.99 Paperback, April 30, 2006
Dunnigan, Brian Leigh, Frontier Metropolis Picturing Early Detroit, 1701-1838. Detroit: Wayne State
University Press, 2001
Dunnigan, Brian Leigh, A Picturesque Situation: Mackinac Before Photography, 1615-1860. Detroit:
Wayne State University Press, 2008
Eckert, Allan W., A Sorrow in Our Heart: The Life of Tecumseh. New York: Bantam Books, 1992
Elting, John R., Amateurs, To Arms! A Military History of the War of 1812. Chapel Hill NC: Algonquin
Books, 1991
Gilpin, Alec R., The War of 1812 in the Old Northwest. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press,
1958
Graves, Dianne, In the Midst of Alarms: The Untold Story of Women and the War of 1812, Montreal,
Robin Brass Studio, 2007.
Graves, Donald E., Field of Glory: The Battle of Crysler’s Farm, Montreal, Robin Brass Studio, 1999
______, The Battle of Lundy’s Lane: On the Niagara in 1814, Mount Pleasant, Nautical and Aviation
Publishing, 1993
Grodzinski, John, The War of 1812: An Annotated Bibliography, New York, Routledge, 2007.
Heidler, Davis S., and Heidler, Jeanne T. (Editors), Encyclopedia of the War of 1812. Santa Barbara, CA:
ABC-CLIO, 2004
Hickey, Donald R., Don't Give Up the Ship!: Myths of the War of 1812 . Urbana, IL: University of
Illinois Press, 2006.
Hickey, Donald R., The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1989.
Hickey, Donald R., and Connie D. Clark, The Rockets Red Glare: An Illustrated History of the War of
1812. Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, 2011.
Kluger, Richard, Seizing Destiny: How America Grew from Sea to Shining Sea. New York: Alfred A.
Knopf, 2007
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Langguth, A.J., Union 1812: The Americans Who Fought the Second War of Independence. New York:
Simon & Schuster, 2006
Latimer, Jon, 1812: War with America. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2007
Malcomson, Robert, The A to Z of the War of 1812. Plymouth, United Kingdom: Scarecrow Press, 2006
Mason, Philip, After Tippecanoe: Some Aspects of the War of 1812. East Lansing: Michigan State
University Press, 1963, 2012
May, George S., War 1812: The United States and Great Britain at Mackinac, 1812-1815. Mackinac
Island: Mackinac State Historic Parks, 1962, 2004.
Naveaux, Ralph, Invaded on All Sides: The Story of Michigan’s Greatest Battlefield. Marceline MO:
Walsworth Publishing Co., 2008
Porter, Phil, Mackinac: An Island Famous in These Regions. Mackinac: Mackinac State Historic Parks,
1998.
Quimby, Robert S., The U.S. Army in the War of 1812: An Operational and Command Study. East
Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1997.
Skaggs, J. Curtis, and Nelson, Larry (General Editors), The Sixty Years’ War for the Great Lakes,
1754-1814. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 2001
Skaggs, David Curtis and Gerard T. Altoff, Signal Victory: The Lake Erie Campaign, 1812-1813.
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1997
Smith, Gene, Nexus of Empire: Negotiating Loyalty and Identity in the Revolutionary Borderlands,
1760s-1820s. University Press of Florida, 2010.
Spurr, James, Sworn for Mackinac: True Courage Amid False Colours. Scenery Hill, PA: Double Edge
Press, 2006. and other titles in the Great Lakes, Great Guns Historical Series, including One Sloop Slow
Match, and Reflections in the Wake. Double Edge Press, 2005-2009.
Woodford, Frank B., Lewis Cass: The Last Jeffersonian. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1953
Woodford, Frank B., Mr. Jefferson’s Disciple: A Life of Justice Woodward. East Lansing: Michigan State
College Press, 1953
Woodford, Frank B., and Albert Hyma. Gabriel Richard: Frontier Ambassador. Detroit: Wayne State
University Press, 1958
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Children’s Literature
Historical Fiction on the War of 1812
Once on This Island by Gloria Whelan HarperTrophy, 1996
Whispers of War: The War of 1812 Diary of Susanna Merritt (Dear Canada) by Kit Pearson
(Hardcover - Jan 2002)
The Smuggler's Treasure (American Girl History Mysteries) by Sarah Masters Buckey
(Paperback - Sep 1999)
Jeremy's War 1812 by John Ibbitson (Paperback - Oct 1, 2000)
An American Army of Two (On My Own Books) by Janet Greeson and Patricia Rose Mulvihill
(Hardcover - Feb 1992)
The Gold-Lined Box by Marjory Hall (Hardcover - Jan 26, 2003)
Sisters of Scituate Light by Stephen Krensky and Stacey Schuett (Hardcover - May 15, 2008)
The Battle for St. Michaels (I Can Read Book 4) by Emily Arnold McCully (Paperback - Mar 2,
2004)
Silent Stranger (An Avon Camelot Book) by Amanda Benton (Oct 1998)
The Boy Who Saved the Town by Brenda Seabrooke and Howard M. Burns (Sep 1990)
Little House by Boston Bay by Melissa Wiley (May 1, 2007)
On Tide Mill Lane (Little House) by Melissa Wiley and Dan Andreasen (Feb 5, 2001)
The Town that Fooled the British: A War of 1812 Story (Tales of Young Americans) by Lisa Papp
(May 10, 2011)
River Apart by Robert Sutherland (Oct 27, 2000)
Laura Secord's Brave Walk by Connie Brummel Crook and June Lawrason (Jan 1, 2000)
Billy Green Saves the Day by Ben Guyatt (Jul 1, 2009
Son Of The Hounds by Robert Sutherland (Nov 15, 2004)
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The Invasion of Sandy Bay by Anita Sanchez (Oct 2008)
Laura Secord: A Story of Courage by Janet Lunn and Maxwell Newhouse (Sep 11, 2001)
Abigail's Drum by John A. Minahan and Robert M. Quackenbush (Oct 1995)
Millie Cooper's Ride: A True Story from History by Marc Simmons and Ronald R. Kil (Aug 5,
2002)
Washington City Is Burning by Harriette Robinet (Sep 1, 1996)
Flames in the City: A Tale of the War of 1812 (Time Spies) by Candice Ransom (Oct 14, 2008)
Dolley Madison Saves History by Roger Smalley , Capstone Press
Washington Is Burning by Marty Rhodes Figley, Millbrook Press
Star Spangle Banner Related:
The Star-Spangled Banner (Reading Rainbow Books) by Francis Scott Key (Paperback - Feb 1,
1992)
The Biggest (And Best Flag That Ever Flew) by Rebecca Jones and Charles Geer (Jul 1988)
The Star Spangled Banner by Amy Winstead, Bob Dacey and Debra Bandelin (Jun 3, 2003)
The Flag Maker by Susan Campbell Bartoletti and Claire A. Nivola (Apr 22, 2004)
The Star-Spangled Banner (On My Own History) by Catherine A. Welch and Carrie H. Warwick
(Sep 21, 2004)
The Star-Spangled Secret by K. M. Kimball (Oct 1, 2001)
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War of 1812 Websites
Amherstburg, Ontario, 1812 www.1812amherstburg.com
The Avalon Project : War of 1812 and Associated Documents http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/
diplomacy/britian/br1814m.ht
Battle of Lake Erie http://www.nps.gov/archive/pevi/HTML/battle.html National Park Service site
Canada, Government of, War of 1812 http://1812.gc.ca/
Fort McHenry, National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/fomc/forteachers/
lessonplansandteacherguides.htm. Site includes a number of curricular resources.
Friends of the River Raisin Battlefield www.riverraisinbattlefield.org
LaCroix Company of Michigan Volunteers, War of 1812 re enacting group www.lacroix-coy.com
Library of Congress American Memory http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
The Library of Congress Guide to Resources for Teaching the War of 1812 http://www.loc.gov/rr/
program/bib/1812/ This guide compiles links to digital materials related to the War of 1812 held by the
Library of Congress. In addition, it provides links to external websites focusing on the War of 1812 and a
bibliography containing selections for both general and younger readers.
Michigan Commission on the Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812,
www.michigan.gov/war1812
Michigan Council for History Education Library of Congress Lessons. www.educationextras.com Select
the Intermediate Lesson section to view lessons related to the War of 1812 using the Primary Sources of
the Library of Congress.
Michigan Maritime Museum www.allhandsondeck.org
Site contains several well-constructed lessons on the War of 1812 on the Great Lakes, with a special focus
on the story of “Friends Good Will,” a sloop constructed by Oliver Williams, a Detroit businessman.
Michigan Society of General Society of the War of 1812 www.beaufait.com/mich1812 Monroe County Historical Museum www.co.monroe.mi.us/government/departments_offices/museum
National Archives and Records Administration http://www.nara.gov/education/teaching/analysis/
write.html
National Endowment for the Humanities Edsitement: Three Lesson Plans: Grades 9-12 President
Madison's 1812 War Message (3 Lessons) http://edsitement.neh.gov/curriculum-unit/presidentmadisons-1812-war-message
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National Society United States Daughters of 1812 www.war1812trails.com
Niagara-on-the Lake War of 1812 Bicentennial http://www.1812niagaraonthelake.ca/
Home 200 Years Ago The story of the War of 1812 Events Media Plan a Visit Official Suppliers &
Sponsorships
Niagara 1812 Legacy Council http://www.discover1812.com/
The Niagara 1812 Bicentennial Legacy Council http://www.visit1812.com
Ohio 1812 Bicentennial Commission http://www.warof1812.ohio.gov/Default.aspx
Parks Canada, Ontario, Canada http://www.pc.gc.ca/apprendre-learn/prof/index_e.asp
Parks Canada, the agency of the Canadian federal government responsible for the country's system of
national historic sites, has developed a website aimed at teachers with War of 1812 materials geared
towards the curricula of particular Canadian provinces. The Teacher Resource Centre can be reached at
PBS “1812” In The Classroom http://www.pbs.org/wned/war-of-1812/classroom/
These lesson plans were designed to enhance the educational value of the PBS program The War of 1812
for students in elementary, middle and high school.
A Sailor’s Life for Me. http://www.asailorslifeforme.org Highly recommended student activity!
Star-Spangled Banner 200 http://starspangled200.org/Pages/Home.aspx War of 1812
Teaching History http://teachinghistory.org/spotlight/war-of-1812
USS Constitution Museum, Boston, MA www.allhandsondeck.org
The USS Constitution Museum has available a K-12 interdisciplinary curriculum on USS Constitution
that was published in 1997 for the Ship’s bicentennial. Although not focused on War of 1812, it does
cover Constitution’s role in the War. It is available online at War of 1812 Society http://
www.societyofthewarof1812.org/index.html
The War of 1812 http://www.warof1812.ca/ Canada’s commemorative website for the War of 1812
includes articles on soldiers, politics, battles, and uniforms of the War of 1812. The website also features
sound clips, video clips, and a quiz to test your knowledge about the war.
The War of 1812 http://www.thewarof1812.net/
Site contains articles, new,videos and links, apparently from a Canadian perspective.
War of 1812 Overview www.galafilm.com/1812/e/intro/index.html
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War of 1812
Michigan Historical Markers
Topic search at www.michmarkers.com
Site created by Jim Brennan. Emmett, Michigan
Alexander Macomb
In 1818 Territorial Governor Lewis Cass proclaimed the third Michigan county to be called Macomb. At that time
the young General was Commander of the Fifth Military Department in Detroit. Born in that city in 1782, son of
prominent local entrepreneurs, Macomb had entered the U.S. Army in 1799. He had gained national renown and
honor during the War of 1812 for his victory at Plattsburg in September 1814 over a far superior force of British
invaders. Later as Chief Army Engineer he promoted the building of military roads in the Great Lakes area. From
May 1828 to his death in June 1841, Macomb served as Commander in Chief of the Army. He is buried in the
Congressional Cemetery in Washington D.C. His birthday, April 3, is honored as Macomb County Heritage Day.
Registered Site S0418 Erected 1974 Location: Gratiot at Macomb St.Mount Clemens, Macomb County
Battle of Brownstown
In this vicinity on Aug. 5, 1812, six weeks after the outbreak of war, an Indian force, led by the famous
Shawnee chief, Tecumseh, ambushed about 200 Americans under Major Thomas Van Horne who were on the
way south to the River Raisin. There, supplies vitally needed by Hull's army in Detroit, were awaiting an
escort through the Indian blockade of the River Road. Tecumseh opened fire as the Americans forded
Brownstown Creek. Van Horne, overestimating the Indians' numbers, ordered his men to fall back. The
retreat soon became a panic-stricken flight back to Fort Lernoult. Seventeen Americans were killed, 12
wounded, and two captured and murdered. One Indian was killed.
Battle of Monguagon (Side One)
On August 9, 1812, Lieut. Col. James Miller and a force of about 600 American regulars and militia moved
down Hull’s Trace in an attempt to bring desperately needed supplies from Frenchtown (Monroe) to Detroit.
A similar effort had failed at Brownstown on August 5. Near the Wyandot village of Monguagon, American
scouts ran into a British and indian force of about 400 men led by Capt. Adam Muir and Tecumseh. In the
heavy fighting that followed, the Americans drove the British back through present0day Trenton and across
the Detroit River, while Native forces withdrew into nearby woods. Despite this tactical victory, Miller
returned empty-handed to Detroit, which American General William Hull surrendered to the British a week
later.
Michigan Wyandot and Monguagon (Side Two)
The Michigan Wyandot who fought at Monguagon were neutral at the beginning of the War of 1812. In the
years leading up to the war, their villages at Monguagon and Brownstown had not joined the loose coalition
led by the Shawnee brothers Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa, the Prophet, in its opposition to the treaties
imposed on Natives by the United states. But in early August 1812, Tecumseh and Roundhead, his leading
Wyandot supported, convinced the Michigan Wyandot and their head chief, Walk-in-the-Water, to join them
and the British. Although the Anglo-Native alliance was repulsed at Monguagon, the battle played a
significant role in the isolation and surrender of Detroit. Registered Site S0199 Erected 1962 Location: Slocum
and West JeffersonTrenton, Wayne County
Battlefield of 1814
Here in this area on Aug. 4, 1814, an American force battled the British in a vain attempt to recapture the island
which the British had seized at the outbreak of the War of 1812. Coming ashore at what is known as British
Landing, the Americans under Col. George Croghan soon ran into strong resistance as they advanced inland. An
attempt to outflank the British line was repulsed by Indians hidden in the thick woods and resulted in the death of
Maj. Andrew Holmes. Croghan withdrew when he found he could not defeat the British. See Also Fort Holmes
Registered Site S0188 Erected 1958 Location: British Landing Road near Wahaskamo G.C.Mackinac Island,
Mackinac County
Bois Blanc Island
On August 3, 1795, Chippewa Chief Matchekewis ceded Bois Blanc to the United States as part of the treaty of
Greenville. The cession also included most of Ohio, part of Indiana, sixteen strategic sites on Michigan waterways
and Mackinac Island. During the War of 1812, U.S. Navy Captain Arthur Sinclair's fleet took shelter at the island
waiting to attack the British at Fort Mackinac. In 1880 the island provided a haven to alleged murderer Henry
English who escaped from Pennsylvania authorities before his trial. He was apprehended on Bois Blanc by
Pinkerton agents, returned to Pennsylvania and acquitted. During the twentieth century, Bois Blanc's wilderness
supported a lucrative lumber industry before giving way to tourism. Although primarily a resort in 1990, the
island had forty-five permanent residents.
Side 2
Bois Blanc Island, known as "Bob-lo" to area residents, is twelve miles long, six miles wide and has six
lakes. In 1827 the United States government platted the island. The U.S. Coast Guard established a lifesaving station at Walkers Point in 1890. The following year the Pointe Aux Pins Association was formed.
In 1908, on behalf of the association, President Walter B. Webb hired the Mason L. Brown Company, a
Detroit surveying firm, to plat and record the Point Aux Pins subdivision. Pointe Aux Pins was the first
resort community on the island. Much of Bois Blanc Island is state-owned forest land containing White
and Norway pines that tower two hundred feet tall. As recently as the 1950s, Bois Blanc provided lumber
to Mackinac Island where woodcutting is prohibited. Registered Site L1752 Erected 1990 Location:
Ferry DockBois Blanc Island, Mackinac County
Brooklyn's Founder
This village was founded by the Rev. Calvin Swain, who filed the first land claim on June 16, 1832. Elder
Swain, who had been a chaplain in the War of 1812, was a Baptist minister and the postmaster in
Adamsville, New York, before coming to Michigan at the age of 54. By 1833 he had established a
settlement and a sawmill here. The town was called Swainsville until August 5, 1836, when the name of
Brooklyn was adopted by a vote of the town meeting. Mr. Swain was the postmaster until 1841. He
founded Baptist churches at Brooklyn, Woodstock, and Napoleon. He died in 1856 and is buried in Oak
Grove Cemetery in Napoleon. Registered Site L0029 Erected 1963 Location: North Main
StreetBrooklyn, Jackson County
Burnett's Post
William Burnett, an American patriot from New Jersey, established a trading post on the banks of the St.
Joseph River immediately west of this point between 1775 and 1782. He was the first permanent white
resident of this area. He married Kakima, daughter of Chief Aniquiba and sister of Topenebee, principal
chief of the Potawatomi nation. Burnett built a warehouse at the mouth of the St. Joseph on the site of old
Fort Miami, another at the site of Chicago, and a third on the Kankakee River. In 1785, the British
charged Burnett with "exciting sedition" among the Indians. He was sent to Montreal and Quebec, but not
under guard, and at last released without trial. During the War of 1812 he disappeared, but his son, James,
continued to manage the post until 1833. Registered Site S0234 Erected 1963
Location: East of Miller Drive and LangleySt. Joseph, Berrien County
Captain Moses Allen
Moses Allen fought in the War of 1812, later serving as a captain in the Michigan militia. He became the
first "white settler" in present-day Hillsdale County, settling here in April 1827, two years after working
on the Chicago Road (present-day US-12) survey. The area once known as Allen's Prairie, now constitutes
the village of Allen. When the Allens built their cabin, their closest neighbor was fifty miles away. Soon,
more settlers moved to the prairie. Allen had claimed his tract, but it was not until 1829 that the U.S.
government declared the land "ready for sale." That summer he began building a log tavern, but died in
October. His widow completed a tavern that same year along the Chicago Road. The area's first school
was built here in 1831. Moses Allen is buried in Allen Township Cemetery.Registered Site L1899 Erected
1994 Location: Allen Village ParkAllen, Hillsdale County
Chapee Rapids
Stanislaus Chaput, a French-Canadian fur trader sometimes called Louis Chappee, became the first settler
at the mouth of the Menominee River in the early 1800s. He fought, along with most of the Green Bay
traders, in the British attack on Fort Mackinac during the War of 1812. After the war he traded extensively
in the northern Wisconsin region, working for John Lawe, Green Bay fur magnate. Forcibly deposed from
his old location in 1824 by rival traders William Farnsworth and Charles Brush, Chaput moved a few
miles upstream and built a fortified trading post at the foot of the rapids. Until Chaput's death in the
1850s the post at the rapids was a center of trade for the surrounding villages of Menominee Indians.
Registered Site S0343 Erected 1972 Location: River Road West of Menominee Menominee, Menominee
County
Colonel Samuel White
The Samuel White family was one of the first to settle in Novi Township. White (1794-1870) and his
wife, Amanda (1799-1869), immigrated to this area from Royalton, New York, in 1827. White had
recently retired from the army, ending a career that included service in the War of 1812. A prosperous
farmer, White was the second supervisor of Novi, a delegate to the 1835 Michigan Constitutional
Convention and active in numerous other civic endeavors. He built this house for his wife and four
children around 1840.
Colonel Samuel White Homestead
This Greek Revival farm house, built by Samuel White, shows the influence of the people from upstate
New York who first settled this area. The deed to the property was signed by John Quincy Adams. Built
around 1840, the house retains its original architectural features. The classic entrance, friezes and returns
are typical of the style. Heavy native beams support the house, which rests on a fieldstone foundation.
The barn, part of the working farm until 1956, was converted to a house in 1980. Registered Site L0891
Erected 1984 Location: 46040 Nine Mile RoadNovi, Oakland County
Fort Drummond
Forced by the Treaty of Ghent to evacuate the fort they had captured on Mackinac Island during the War
of 1812, the British selected this island as an alternate military post. The stronghold was close to the
traditional Indian gathering point at the Straits of Mackinac in order to sustain English control of the
Indians and the Upper Great Lakes fur trade. Built by Colonel Robert McDonall and his men, Fort
Drummond and the nearby village at Collier's Harbor were maintained for more than a decade. The
British abandoned their stronghold in 1828, six years after Drummond Island was ruled United States
territory. Now summer cottages occupy this rocky countryside and only a few ruined chimneys survive as
reminders of the conflict between British and American sovereignty in the Old Northwest. Registered Site
S0109 Erected 1977 Location: East of Ferry DockDrummond Island, Chippewa County
Fort Holmes
Here in 1812 on the island's highest point, a blockhouse and stockade were built by the British and named
Fort George. It was the bulwark of British defenses in 1814 when the American attack was repulsed. After
the war the Americans renamed the post in honor of Maj. Holmes who was killed during the American
assault in 1814. The fort was not maintained by the Americans however. The present blockhouse is not the
original building.
See Also Battlefield of 1814
Registered Site S0078 Erected 1959 Location: Fort Holmes Rd, Mackinac Island, Mackinac County
Hartland Burying Ground
The Hartland Burying Ground occupies 3.6 acres of land. The cemetery has a wide variety of funerary
markers popular during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Elaborate stones include pedestal
tombs with urns, such as the Blain marker; a pulpit marker with an open bible, such as the Bradley
marker; a marker sculpted to be a tree with ferns at its base; and obelisks, such as the one for the Crouse
family. A cross bearing the name Abraham is built of cobblestones carved into hearts. It dates from 1970,
and is one of the most unique markers in the cemetery. Three hundred nineteen graves date from the
nineteenth century. Six veterans of the war of 1812 and twenty-four Civil War veterans are interred here..
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The first burial in this cemetery occurred in 1840 upon the death of Thomas Hall, a Hartland Township
pioneer. Chauncey L. and Robert C. Crouse, who platted the village of Hartland in 1842, transferred
approximately two acres of the original cemetery to the Hartland Township Board of Health in 1864. The
cemetery includes the graves of several early settlers, including Samuel Mapes and Dr. Josiah T. Clark,
who ministered to people suffering from smallpox during the late 1840s. The grave markers also display
the names of some of Hartland's most prominent citizens, including the Crouses and members of the
Tremaine family. Both families were successful entrepreneurs and philanthropists.Photo and text courtesy
of Scott Shields Registered Site L2173 Erected 2006 Location: 1312 Avon StHartland, Livingston
County
Historic Fort Mackinac
Mackinac Island has been called the most historic spot in the Middle West. Fort Mackinac was first built
by the British in 1780-81. It was not until 1796, thirteen years after the end of the Revolutionary War, that
the British relinquished this fort to the Americans. At the outbreak of the War of 1812 the British seized
the island and built Fort George. This fort, which you see to the north beyond the Rifle Range, was
renamed Fort Holmes by the Americans who reoccupied the island in 1815. Troops garrisoned Fort
Mackinac until 1895. Registered Site S0189 Erected 1958 Location: Fort StreetMackinac Island,
Mackinac County
Hull’s Trace (Side One)
On April 1, 1812, as the United States prepared for a possible war with Great Britain, Michigan Territorial
Governor William Hull became the commander of the Army of the Northwest. His first task was to lead
his army from Dayton, Ohio, to Detroit, building Hull’s Trace, a two hundred mile long road, as it
marched. The army left Dayton on June 1. As it cut the trace through the wilderness from Urbana north, it
laid logs crosswise across swampy areas to create a rough but stable corduroy roadbed that could support
supply wagons. In late June, a detachment from Frenchtown commanded by Hubert Lacroix also worked
on the road, attempting to follow a route laid out under an 1808 territorial Legislative Council act. On
June 18, 1812, war was declared. Hull;s army arrived in Detroit on July 6.
Hull’s Trace (Side Two)
Hull;s Trace, which linked Detroit and Ohio, was to be the Michigan Territory’s inland lifeline during the
War of 1812. However, the Detroit River and Lake Erie gave the British easy access to the Michigan
portion of the road. American efforts to use the road to bring supplies and men from Frenchtown, presentday Monroe, were foiled twice before Hull surrendered Detroit on August 16, 1812. After the war the
Hull’s trace route was used for ever-improving roads, beginning in 1817 with a new military road. In
2000 low water levels in the Huron River revealed 1,247 feet of the old corduroy road, lying three to six
feet beneath Jefferson Avenue. Axe marks were visible o some of the logs. This rare example of a
surviving corduroy road is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Indian Fields
This locality, known as Indian Fields, was the site of a large Potawatomi village. The tract included about
four square miles. The early white settlers found here fine examples of the famed garden beds. A short
distance southwest of this terminal a tribal burial ground was located. Here during the War of 1812 the
families of warriors fighting with the British against the Americans were concentrated, and American
soldiers are said to have been held as prisoners.
Registered Site S0046 Erected 1961 Location: Inside west vestibule Kalmazoo Municipal Airport
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County
Mackinac Island
In 1670 a Jesuit priest, Fr. Claude Dablon, wintered here. The British in 1781 made it a center of their
military and fur trade activity. The island was occupied by the Americans in 1796. Held by the British
during the War of 1812, it became the hub of Astor's fur empire after 1817. Mackinac was already
becoming a popular resort when fur trading declined in the 1830's. Registered Site S0034 Erected 1956
Location: Market Street Mackinac Island, Mackinac County
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Mackinac Straits
Nicolet passed through the Straits in 1634 seeking a route to the Orient. Soon it became a crossroads
where Indian, missionary, trapper and soldier met.trapper and soldier met. From the 1600's through the
War of 1812 first Frenchman and Englishman, then Briton and American fought to control this strategic
waterway. In 1679 the Griffin was the first sailing vessel to ply these waters. The railroad reached the
Straits in 1882. Until the Mackinac Bridge was opened in 1957, ferries linked the north and south.
Registered Site S0082 Erected 1958 Location: Mackinac Bridge north service area St. Ignace, Mackinac
County
Marengo Pioneer Cemetery
This site on Territorial Road was a gift of Seeley Neal (1778-1862) from 640 acres acquired from the
government in 1831. Neal, a veteran of the War of 1812, built the first log house in the township. His was
the first family to locate in the settlement later named by him, Marengo. He built a sawmill on the
Kalamazoo River, and was a member of the commission that helped survey the Territorial Road.
Registered Site L0001 Erected 1959 Location: Twenty-one Mile Road south of West Michigan Avenue
Marengo, Calhoun County
Michigan: Historic Crossroads
Because of its location in the heart of the upper Great Lakes, Michigan has been a historic crossroads. Its
waterways and trails were favorite routes of Indians many centuries ago. French explorers first entered
Michigan about 1620. By 1700 forts at several key points guarded this vital link between French colonies
to the east and to the west and south. In 1760-1761 the British won control of Michigan. Not until 1796
did they withdraw in favor of the Americans, who had been awarded the area in 1783 at the end of the
Revolutionary War. During the War of 1812, Michigan was one of the most fiercely contested areas. It
was admitted as a state in 1837.
Michigan: Twenty-sixth State
When Michigan in 1837 became the twenty-sixth state admitted to the Union, only the southern part of
lower Michigan was settled. Farming was the chief economic activity. In the next fifty years the
remainder of the state was populated. Logging of the state's magnificent forests made Michigan America's
lumbering capital during the 1880s and 1890s. Mining of the great Upper Peninsula copper and iron ore
deposits made Michigan a leading producer of these minerals during most of this period. With the
development of the automobile and other industries, Michigan became a manufacturing giant among the
states of the United States and of the world.
Registered Site S0165 Erected 1958 Location: Welcome Center I-75 Toledo Beach, Monroe County
Military Outpost 1815-1817
This point marked the northeast corner of the stockade of a post that was maintained on Grosse Ile by the
United States Army for a short time after the War of 1812. The post was garrisoned by detachments of the
Fifth Infantry Regiment which were quartered in seven log cabins. The troops protected the island's
civilian population and their property from Indian raids. Registered Site L0023 Erected 1962 Location:
East River Rd. Grosse Ile, Wayne County
Monroe
Monroe, founded about 1784, is one of Michigan's oldest settlements. It was called Frenchtown after its
original settlers. It was the site of the River Raisin Massacre during the War of 1812. Renamed Monroe in
1824, it later anchored the Michigan Southern Railroad and became famous for its paper and glass.
General George Custer made his home here.
Registered Site S0036 Erected 1957 Location: 126 South Monroe St., inside historical museum
Monroe, Monroe County
Oak Grove Cemetery
Oak Grove Cemetery, established in May 1845, was formally named in May 1871. When it was officially
designated as the township cemetery, the remains from the area's "old burying ground." begun on the
corner of Mill and Washington streets in 1832, were moved to it. Elizur Ruggles, Milford's first white
settler, and veterans of the War of 1812 and the Civil War are buried here. The site has an early potter's
field near the Huron River. The cemetery vault, built to thwart grave robbers and provide a place to store
remains during hard winters, dates back to 1885. In 1980 the vault was restored and a new fieldstone
entrance was built. The original cemetery, which covered 12.76 acres, has over the years expanded to
encompass 15.6 acres. Registered Site L0743 Erected 1981 Location: 1055 Garden Street Milford,
Oakland County
Redford Cemetery
In 1831 Israel Bell, a Pekin Village commissioner, gave one acre of land to the village for a cemetery.
Originally called Bell Branch Cemetery after the river and the settlement founded by Bell in 1818, its
name was changed to Redford Cemetery after Pekin's modern name, Redford Township. Additional
acreage obtained in 1849, 1854 and 1883 expanded the cemetery to ten acres of which half is in Redford
Township and half is in Detroit. A wrought iron fence was built for the cemetery in 1886 with money
contributed by Redford Township citizens. Among those buried here are Israel Bell and many war
veterans, including two from the Revolutionary War, and many from the War of 1812, the Civil War and
World War I. Registered Site L1317 Erected 1988 Location: 15884 Telegraph Rd Detroit, Wayne
Stewart Farm / Memoir of Aura Stewart
Stewart Farm
This is likely the oldest farm complex on Harsens Island. Harvey Stewart, a brewery and distillery owner
from New York State came to Michigan Territory in 1810. He served as a guide and messenger to General
William Henry Harrison during the War of 1812. Stewart, a widower, married Mary Graveraet in 1814.
She was the grand-daughter of Jacob Harsen, who settled the island around 1778. Graveraet had inherited
640 acres originally owned by Harsen, but abandoned it during the war. After the war she returned with
Stewart and his two sons Aura and John, and took up farming. In 1849 Aura Stewart purchase 53 acres of
the farm and began building this house soon after. In 1876 he wrote his memoirs a stirring account of
nineteenth century life in Harsens Island.
Memoir of Aura Stewart
Aura Stewart was born in New York State in1804 and moved to Harsens Island at the age of twelve. In
1876 he wrote his memoirs, which were published in the Marine City Gazette and the 1883 History of St.
Clair County. Stewart wrote For many years I saw but little of Michigan, except that portion bordering on
the Lake and River St. Clair. I came from and inland and thickly settled district and had seen no flowing
water save brooks and rivulets; I had seen no forest but in the distance, and though but a boy of twelve
years of age I could not but feel impressed with the wild beauty of my new home. The dense and almost
impenetrable forests, the magnificent River St. Clair, the countless number of every variety of waterfowl
flying over my head or resting and sporting on the bosom of the beautiful waters, the howling of wolves
at night, the constantly passing and repassing canoes of the strange-looking Indians, their stealthy tread
through the woods and their unintelligible shouts as they passed each other, and last but not least, the
merry songs of the French voyageurs toiling at the oar, propelling their boats swiftly over blue waters
these were new scenes to me, and called forth my wonder and delight. Registered Site L2128 Erected
2004 Location: 2007 Stewart Rd Harsens Island, Saint Clair County
Sumnerville Mounds / Sumnerville Cemetery
Sumnerville Mounds
Between the first and fourth centuries A.D. Hopewell Indians built nine burial mounds near here. The six
remaining earthen mounds reflect the Hopewell culture which flourished in the Eastern Woodlands of
North America, primarily in Illinois and Ohio. Sumnerville is one of the few places in Michigan where
Hopewellian mounds have survived into the twentieth century. While most mounds have been destroyed
by plowing or construction, the Sumnerville mounds have been preserved by the landowners. Some of the
artifacts removed from the mounds during the late nineteenth century were acquired by the Public
Museum of Grand Rapids. Archaeologists named Sumnerville Incised, a type of Hopewell pottery.
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Sumnerville Cemetery
The earliest marked grave in Sumnerville Cemetery dates from 1830 and bears the name Emily Markham.
Many Pokageon pioneers are buried here, including prominent African families of Ash, Gault, Mithchem
and Mitchell. The remains of Cass Counties first white settlers. Uzziel and Anna Putnam, are interred in
the cemetery. The Putnams came to Pokagon Prairie in 1825. Charity Thompson, the widow of Berrien
Countys first white settler, Squire Isaac Thompson, and two of their children are also buried in the
cemetery. Veterans, beginning with the War of 1812, are interred there as well as judges, legislators and
township officials. Since 1990 Pokagon Township has cared for the cemetery.
Registered Site S0667 Erected 2000 Location: Wood Road and Pokagon Highway Pokagon Township,
Cass County
War of 1812 Dead
Hardship struck soon after American troops regained Detroit on Sept. 29, 1813, during the War of 1812.
Soldiers quarters were lacking, and food supplies became desperately short. Then a disease resembling
cholera broke out among the soldiers. By Dec. 1, 1813, nearly 1,300 officers and men were sick. Medical
supplies were almost gone. Conditions worsened. When coffins became unobtainable, many soldiers were
buried in a common grave at this site. Some 700 may have died before the epidemic ran its course.
Registered Site S0242 Erected 1964
Location: Washington Boulevard and Michigan Avenue Detroit, Wayne County
West Highland Cemetery
The need for a burying ground arose soon after Highlands first settlers arrived in the 1830s. They laid out
an acre for cemetery use in 1935~36. The Highland Baptist Church bought the land in 1841. In 1915, at
the urging of the Ladies Aid society, the West Highland Cemetery Association organized to improve the
cemetery. It added an iron fence and plantings, and in 1927 took over ownership. In 1934 more than one
hundred spruce trees were planted. By 1977, when ownership passed to Highland Township, the cemetery
had grown to four acres in size. Although some of the earliest grave markers have disappeared, several
hundred gravestones and monuments displaying a variety of nineteenth century funerary art remains.
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This cemetery is the final resting place of several Highland area settlers and prominent citizens, including
Rufus Tenny. He arrived in 1832 and became the township's first supervisor. The area's first church
service, school and township meeting were held at the farm of his brother Jesse. Also buried here is
Squire W. Rowe, who settled in Highland in 1835. He was township supervisor for many years before
being elected to serve in the Michigan House of Representatives in 1865, John Mudge was the first
veteran interred here. He served as chaplain during the American Revolution and died in 1839 at the age
of 84. Other burials include veterans of the War of 1812m the Civil War, World War I, World War II, and
the Vietnam Conflict.
Registered Site L2221 Erected 2011 Location: 924-1136 S Hickory Ridge Dr, Highland Township,
Oakland County
Zion Lodge No. 1, F. & A. M.
On April 27, 1764, the Provincial Grand Master of the Free and Accepted Masons in New York issued a
charter to a Masonic lodge in Detroit. The Royal American Regiment's Lieutenant John Christie was the
master of the lodge, Michigan's first. The Detroit Masons first adopted the name Zion Lodge in 1794
when they operated under a new charter from Quebec. With American occupation of Michigan, the lodge
again came under the Grand Lodge of New York, which issued a new charter in 1806 to "Zion Lodge No.
1" of Detroit. This name was retained by the Grand Lodge of Michigan when it was formed in 1826. Zion
Lodge suspended operations during the War of 1812 and during the anti-masonic agitation on 1829-1845,
but each time its functions were resumed.
Registered Site S0255 Erected 1964 Location: 500 Temple Avenue Detroit, Wayne County
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“Michigan At War:
The Struggle for the Old Northwest, 1812-1815”
Twenty-five years before it became a state, Michigan was a key battleground in the War of 1812. From
Monroe to Mackinac and Detroit to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan was the site of several key conflicts
between Great Britain and the United States of America in a struggle that cemented the boundaries and
governments of North America. Hear the stories of what has been called America's Second War of
Independence, the British capture of Mackinac and the American surrender of Detroit. The territory of
Michigan and its people played a key strategic and political role in the War of 1812, and this documentary
helps explain this important chapter in our state's history. Educational and fast-paced, ‘Michigan at War”
can be enjoyed and appreciated by historians and elementary school children alike.
produced by
Michigan Commission on the Commemoration of
the Bicentennial of the War of 1812
in cooperation with
Detroit Historical Society
DTE Energy (LOGO)
Historical Society of Michigan
History Department, Northern Michigan University (No problem if LOGO not available)
Mackinac State Historic Parks
Michigan Council for History Education
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Michigan Humanities Council
Monroe County War of 1812 Bicentennial Steering Committee
River Raisin National Battlefield Park
William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan
Individual Documentary & PBS Sponsors (Is there a better label?)
Anonymous
Mary Ann & Bob Bury
Candice & Brian Dunnigan
Jeannine & David Hales
Deanna and Dan Harrison
Molly and Todd Luempert-Coy
Annette and Jim McConnell
Jeanne & Dick Micka
Valerie & Phil Porter
Grace & Russ Smith
Lynn and Jim Spurr
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Production Acknowledgements
Executive Producer Jim McConnell
Producer Director Christopher Cook, Metrocom International, Ann Arbor MI
Script Writers: Christopher Cook & Brian Dunnigan
Director of Photography Mark Berg
Editor Sinclair Wesley
Original Music Howard White
Camera Operators: Mark Berg, Mark Lavelle, Ramon Rosario
Sound Technicians : Gordy Marcotte & Dan Susko
The 1812 Film Advisory Committee:
Brian Dunnigan, Eric Hemenway, Russ Magnaghi, Jim McConnell
Richard Micka, Ralph Naveaux, Phil Porter, Jim Spurr
Additional Footage Provide By
WDET Toledo Public Television
Michigan Maritime Museum "Friends Good Will" Project
The Perry Group
Battle Recreations Filmed at
Fanshawe Village Park, London, Ontario, CAN
River Raisin Battle Field, Monroe, MI
Antique Canoe Sequences Courtesy of Suzy Roberts, Gordy Marcotte, Robert Marcotte
Voice of “Lydia Bacon” Katy Berg
Special Thanks to
Jolene Priest, Marketing & Outreach Division, Department of Natural Resources
Rebecca Westerdale, , Ida High School, Designer of Michigan War of 1812 Commemoration Logo
Historical Commentators
Sandy Antal, Author, “Wampum Denied: Proctor’s War of 1812”
Brian L. Dunnigan, Associate Director, William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan
Meredith Henry, Gijigowi-Bipskaabiimi Department Director, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
James A. McConnell, Executive Director (ret.), Michigan Council for History Education
Ralph Naveaux, Director (ret.), Monroe County Historical Museum
Phil Porter, Director, Mackinac State Historic Parks
David Curtis Skaggs, Author, “Oliver Hazard Perry: Honor, Courage and Patriotism in the Early U.S. Navy”
James E. Spurr, President, Great Lakes Shipwreck History Society
Arthur M. Woodford, Author, Michigan Companion & This is Detroit: 1701-2001
Anthony Yanik, Author, “The Fall and Recapture of Detroit in the War of 1812”
Hal Youmans, Editor, Journal of the War of 1812 War of 1812
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