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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22VA_world-war-memorial-a-war-memorial_Watertown-NY.html
Dedicated to the
memory of those who
gave their lives in the
World War 1914-1918
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Erected November 11, 1921
by the County of Jefferson
in honor of the brave
sons and daughters
who sacrificed their lives
that liber…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WDO_brown-mansion-historical_Watertown-NY.html
Home of Gen. Jacob Brown
Commander Northern Frontier
Forces, War of 1812
Commanding General U.S. Army
1821 until his death in 1828
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FN4_american-dragoon-commander-wounded_Watertown-NY.html
Lieutenant Colonel Electus Backus, leader of the U.S. Light Dragoons, was commanding officer before General Jacob Brown assumed the post. While holding the line of defense with his dragoons from the nearby drainage ditch, Backus was wounded and re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FN3_smoothbore-muzzle-loader-cannon_Watertown-NY.html
Smoothbore Muzzle
Loader Cannon
Length: 9.3 feet - Wieight: About 3,800 pounds
Bore diameter: 4.6 inches - Range: 1,500 yards at 5° elevation
In 1961, this War of 1812 era, 12-pounder British long gun was found in the St. Lawrence River near Ca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FMP_fight-for-the-cantonment-area_Watertown-NY.html
The Americans suffered heavy losses and were ordered to retire and form a new defense line at their wooden barracks. it was here that some of the most intense hand-to-hand combat occurred. The U.S. regulars were trapped in their rooms stubbornly h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FKG_1913-centennial-monument_Watertown-NY.html
In Memory of
the officers and men who
served on this frontier
during the War of 1812, and
to mark the Battlefield of
Sackets Harbor May 29, 1813.
This monument is erected
by the National Society of
United States Daughters of
1812, State of New Yor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12PT_watertown-region_Watertown-NY.html
Where the North Country touches Lake Ontario is the western gateway to the Adirondacks. Although reached by Samuel de Champlain in 1615, and viewed by other French explorers, La Salle and Frontenac, this area was an unsettled wilderness until some…