America’s 250th

212 Years After the Battle of Sackets Harbor, History Is Still Bigger Than One Mayor General Jacob Brown in War of 1812 military uniform standing beside Tom Homan in modern attire, with Sackets Harbor and Lake Ontario in the background.

General Jacob Brown in War of 1812 military uniform standing beside Tom Homan in modern attire, with Sackets Harbor and Lake Ontario in the background.

212 Years After the Battle of Sackets Harbor, History Is Still Bigger Than One Mayor

Watertown Post May 18, 2026

Watertown Post EditorialBy Hans Wilder WATERTOWN, NY — On May 29th, 1813, Sackets Harbor was not just...

Jefferson County’s Forgotten Revolutionary Story: Carlton Island and the Road to America’s 250th AI-generated historical painting showing American militia rowing toward a British fort with wooden palisades on a bluff at Carlton Island in the St. Lawrence River during the Revolutionary period.

AI-generated historical painting showing American militia rowing toward a British fort with wooden palisades on a bluff at Carlton Island in the St. Lawrence River during the Revolutionary period.

Jefferson County’s Forgotten Revolutionary Story: Carlton Island and the Road to America’s 250th

Watertown Post March 12, 2026

As the United States prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution in 2026, many...