Utica Patriot

From Sackets Harbor to Strasbourg: An 1812 Newspaper Shows Why the U.S.-Canada Relationship Still Matters Original August 11, 1812 Utica Patriot with a contemporary report describing the American gunboat Julia sailing from Sackets Harbor and fighting British forces on the St. Lawrence River.

Original August 11, 1812 Utica Patriot with a contemporary report describing the American gunboat Julia sailing from Sackets Harbor and fighting British forces on the St. Lawrence River.

From Sackets Harbor to Strasbourg: An 1812 Newspaper Shows Why the U.S.-Canada Relationship Still Matters

Watertown Post September 17, 2026

An original August 11, 1812 edition of the Utica Patriot reports a naval fight launched from Sackets...

Politics, War and a Nation at War With Itself: Inside an Original 1812 Utica Patriot Historical illustration featuring the August 1812 Utica Patriot newspaper alongside War of 1812 ships, American soldiers, cannons and a Lake Ontario battlefield scene.

Historical illustration featuring the August 1812 Utica Patriot newspaper alongside War of 1812 ships, American soldiers, cannons and a Lake Ontario battlefield scene.

Politics, War and a Nation at War With Itself: Inside an Original 1812 Utica Patriot

Watertown Post August 13, 2026

By The Watertown Post Historical Desk WATERTOWN, N.Y. — More than two centuries before cable news, social...