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USS Niagara, commonly called the U.S. Brig Niagara or the Flagship Niagara, is a wooden-hulled snow-brig that served as the relief flagship for Oliver Hazard Perry in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. As the ship is certified for sail training by the United States Coast Guard, she is also designated SSV Niagara.
The Pennsylvania Museum & Historical Commission has taken charge of sailing the Flagship Niagara. But some former volunteers have concerns. Flagship Brig Niagara will sail again in Erie.
The Flagship Niagara League is a nonprofit organization that facilitates public participation aboard the reconstructed Battle of Lake Erie warship. The Niagara briefly visited Sandusky, Ohio, on ...
Wesley Heerssen, who served as captain of the Flagship Niagara from 2003 to 2014, was home in Erie recently when he decided to stop and say hello at the Erie Maritime Museum.. Heerssen, who makes ...
Alongside its extensive indoor exhibits, it serves as the homeport for the US Brig Niagara, a modern recreation of the 1813-US Brig Niagara which served as Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's relief flagship during the Battle of Lake Erie. While the museum focuses on the War of 1812 in the "frontier", it is designed to celebrate Erie's rich ...
Seven months after it took over responsibility for maintaining and sailing the Erie-based Flagship Niagara, the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission has named a new captain.. On Monday ...
Location of Franklin County in Pennsylvania. This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Franklin County.. This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Franklin County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC).
High winds on Jan. 9 damaged the Niagara's winter cover and a smaller wooden boat that was lifted off its cradle and thrown into the water, according to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum ...