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, . . . — — Map (db m75690) WM
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 . . . — — Map (db m75790) HM
The British had two objectives in attacking the U.S. navy base at Sackets Harbor: destruction of the shipyard and gaining relief from the continued American military pressure on the Niagara frontier. With its navy base destroyed, the American fleet . . . — — Map (db m75890) HM
Route traveled by the men
who carried the four-ton cable
for the ship "Superior" twenty miles
from Sandy Creek Battlefield
to Sackets Harbor in June 1814. — — Map (db m86204) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m75774) HM
War of 1812
Fort Kentucky
aka "Mud Fort"
earthen redoubt
constructed ca. 1814 on the
northwestern flank of the
American defense system — — Map (db m75679) HM
General Pike's Death
This fort was named after General Zebulon Pike, who launched his forces from here to attack York (Toronto). Though the Americans won the battle, General Pike was killed by debris from an exploding magazine. His . . . — — Map (db m86170) HM
Fort Tompkins commanded the approach to the harbor where the American fleet was under construction. It was built on ground that had been elevated by a system of wooden cribs filled with stone. The fort was armed with 20 cannon behind an earthen . . . — — Map (db m75784) HM
Horse Island plays a role in the story of Sackets Harbor, both past an present. From its part in the War of 1812, to its lighthouse and water fowl habitat, the island is a key component of the community.
During the War of 1812, the Albany . . . — — Map (db m75794) HM
In Memory of Our Comrades
Who Sacrificed Their Lives During
The World War
Majors
Daly R. Gass - John Stoddart
Captains
Arthur E. Allyn, Jr. - John C. Phelps
James F. Cooper, Jr. - Lawrence H. Platt . . . — — Map (db m86651) WM
The first permanent U.S. military encampment in the North Country was established at Sackets Harbor during the War of 1812, to protect this valuable location.
Sackets Harbor was formally established in 1815 as a U.S. Army installation and . . . — — Map (db m109163) HM
To support the British military
effort during the War of 1812,
New Brunswick's 104th Regiment
of Foot marched 700 miles from
Fredericton, New Brunswick to
Kingston, in present day Ontario,
during the winter of 1813. The
Regiment then . . . — — Map (db m75686) HM
Erected by
Le Ray De Chaumont Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
In Memory Of
The Gallant Officers and Men of the Ninth U.S. Infantry
Who Lost Their Lives During The Campaigns In
Cuba, China and the Phillippines
1898 — . . . — — Map (db m241919) WM
Polo Field
After the arrival of the Seventh Field Artillery in September, 1922, Madison Barracks became well known for it’s horse activities. In 1922, Army Olympic Try-outs were held at the post. During the next three years two officers’ polo teams . . . — — Map (db m109167) HM
President
James Monroe
Was Greeted By Survivors Of
Revolution At This Bridge
August 4, 1817. Saluted With
19 Guns At Arrival In Village. — — Map (db m109150) HM
A Strategic Place
The shelter offered by Sackets Harbor made this an attractive place to base the U.S. Navy fleet. The growth patterns set at the time the military facilities were built are responsible for the layout of the village . . . — — Map (db m75735) HM
Focus On Defense
Before the War of 1812 Sackets Harbor had no defenses. By the fall of 1814, the combined efforts of the Army, Navy, Marines, and militia had created one of the most heavily fortified sites in North America. . . . — — Map (db m75767) HM
In Memory of Those Who Gave Their All
So That We Could Have a Tomorrow.
We Are Here Because They Are Here.
May They Rest In Peace. — — Map (db m109204) HM
Sackets Harbor
During the War of 1812 Sackets Harbor was the most active naval station in the United States. The U.S. and British navies were engaged in a shipbuilding competition for control of lake Ontario. Tremendous effort and . . . — — Map (db m75748) HM
Sackets Harbor War of 1812 Bicentennial Peace Garden
This War of 1812 Bicentennial Peace Garden helps link our Main Street's landscaped greenway to the nationally significant War of 1812 battlegrounds at the west end of the street overlooking . . . — — Map (db m143187) HM
SGT Terrance John Lawler
Wounded Vietnam Warrior, 2 Purple Hearts 1964 1968
September 29, 1946 — May 30, 2017
“Don’t take life too seriously you’ll never make it out alive anyway” — — Map (db m109166) WM
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 . . . — — Map (db m75789) HM
Sergeant
John Darlington
Private Fred D. Petit
Private Benjamin Wilson
Company A 9th Infantry
Drowned Near
Madison Bks. N.Y.
December 11, 1888
Erected By
Their Comrades — — Map (db m109232) WM
Near here, members of the U.S. Army's 9th, 21st, and 23rd Infantry, along with 313 light dragoons, and the Albany Volunteers were positioned in a drainage ditch to defend the approach to fort Tompkins. They held this position for over an hour until . . . — — Map (db m75796) HM
The leading British officers halted on a hill just west of here to inspect the American defenses, rest their men, and issue fresh ammunition for the third and final assault on the thinly held American line.
As the British advanced on the navy . . . — — Map (db m75831) HM
As the fighting continued around the barracks, the British flanking column fought its way through the village and past the navy yard to the palisades surrounding Fort Tompkins, blocking the Americans' planned route of retreat to Fort Volunteer. . . . — — Map (db m75693) HM
The American garrison had ample warning of the British attack. Before dawn, British and Canadian forces had landed on Horse Island and had pushed the American troops back to the opposite shore despite fire coming from Fort Tompkins, the Albany . . . — — Map (db m179875) HM
Built by Frederic White
1st Masonic Lodge Jefferson Co.
Ontario Lodge formed April 4, 1805
Athol Lodge formed 1818
Sackets Lodge formed 1848 — — Map (db m70482) HM
Erected to the Memory of Unknown
United States Soldiers and Sailors Killed
In Action or Dying of Wounds in This
Vicinity During the War of 1812 — — Map (db m109205) WM
This monument is dedicated to the memory of those American fighting men who lost their lives in the War of 1812 on this northern frontier.
These grounds were made hallowed when the remains of more than 200 soldiers, unknown but for their deeds, . . . — — Map (db m86168) WM
War of 1812
Burial Grounds
————————
Sacred to the memory
of United States soldiers
who died serving their
country on this northern
frontier from 1812-1818. . . . — — Map (db m86169) WM
Water Tower
Observation Tower
In 1892, a complete system for the supply of pure water, with a steel tank encased in a stone tower, was installed. This was connected to a pump station two miles away drawing water from Lake Ontario. Prior to the . . . — — Map (db m109164) HM
A. Commandant's House
(built 1847-50) interprets period 1850-61, open to the public
B. Well House
(built 1851, reconstructed 1987)
C. Site of Root House
D. Site of Fort Tompkins . . . — — Map (db m75770) HM
