The Ohio and the Lake Erie Region
1812 Heritage Trail
Region Significance & Historical Context
1813 Ohio-Region Battles:
- Represented key American victories after a series of disheartening defeats
- Helped to turn the tide of the war in favor of the United States
- Each offensive used major water-based initiatives
- Maintaining or gaining control of the Lake Erie region waterways was crucial to victory
Birth of the Modern U.S. Navy:
- Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry’s victory on Lake Erie was key to an American invasion into Upper Canada.
- Great Britain possessed the greatest navy in the world at the time of the war
- During the Battle of Lake Erie, the U.S. Navy battled for and gained supremacy on Lake Erie