Eastern Shore 1812 Consortium

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American Ships

The USS Constitution
The USS Constitution was among six frigates commissioned by the Naval Act of 1794. It is presently called "The only living veteran of the War of 1812" by its present Commander, William Bullard. Included here are three links to information about the ship itself, and a wonderful Boston Globe article with video about the "return to the glory of 1812" that the ship is presently undergoing.

At the end of the War of 1812, the Niles Weekly Register, published in Baltimore, did a summary of all the American ships in the War of 1812. They listed the tonnage of the ship, the commanding officer, the number of killed and wounded, and more, including the previous volumes that provided the details of each battle.
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LESSON PLAN opening in 2012

Teacher Section

Teachers, this section of the website will enable you to download lesson plans, course materials, and other useful educational resources for your students to learn more about the War of 1812 historical events that took place on Maryland's Eastern shore.

Student Section

What if you were a fifer
in the War of 1812?
Find the answer to this fun question and much more inside this special section for students!

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Eastern Shore areas you're planning to visit.

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Brought to you by the Office of Tourism for the following Eastern Shore Maryland Counties:
QUEEN ANNE'S Home to the British 1813 encampment on the Eastern Shore, skirmishes and attacks on Queenstown and Centreville.	TALBOT Home to the attack on St. Michael’s and the home of John Leeds Kerr who initially led a regiment in the war and later became the Adjutant General responsible for recovering all payments to Maryland Militia and Privateers for expenses and losses.	KENT Home to Caulk's Field (Aug 31, 1814) five miles west of Chestertown, one of America's best preserved War of 1812 battlefields says 1812 historian/author Scott Sheads.	CAROLINE Home of West Denton’s Old Harford Town Maritime Center and in 1811 the Eastern Shore’s first moveable bridge across the Choptank River.	DORCHESTER Home to Taylor’s Island--Battle of the Ice Mound--and the single best documentation of War of 1812 Veterans burial documentation.