place record
New York · Lake Ontario
Sackets Harbor
Principal American inland naval base
Sackets Harbor became a shipbuilding, supply, and command center for the Lake Ontario contest.
Why this record matters
Its yards demonstrate that the lake war was an industrial and logistical arms race before it was a series of battles.
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Evidence behind this record
- War of 1812 research helpLibrary and Archives Canada · archive guide
British, colonial, militia, and Indigenous-related records.
- War of 1812Naval History and Heritage Command · naval history
Atlantic, lake, Chesapeake, and Pacific naval operations.