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The Movie That Almost Was: How Politics Killed a Sackets Harbor Film Before the First Scene About ten years ago, there was a plan on the table to make a movie in Northern New York. Not a Hollywood blockbuster, not some green-screen spectacle filmed in Vancouver pretending to be somewhere else. A real film about a real place: The Battle of Sackets Harbor during the War of 1812.

About ten years ago, there was a plan on the table to make a movie in Northern New York. Not a Hollywood blockbuster, not some green-screen spectacle filmed in Vancouver pretending to be somewhere else. A real film about a real place: The Battle of Sackets Harbor during the War of 1812.

The Movie That Almost Was: How Politics Killed a Sackets Harbor Film Before the First Scene

Watertown Post March 5, 2026

By The Watertown Post About ten years ago, there was a plan on the table to make...

WATERTOWN POST OPINION

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Watertown NY- By SOS – Serpentine Omega S(Centauri) Some of you may remember from your History or...

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The Movie That Almost Was: How Politics Killed a Sackets Harbor Film Before the First Scene

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