Cooperation among historical organizations and sites is an important component in establishing commemorations and educational activities. Listed below are scores of bicentennial commissions, links to historic sites, and a variety of related resources for planning or visiting events and locations that interpret the rich history of the War of 1812.
If your site is not included in the listings, please feel free to leave a comment in the box at the bottom of the page and we will be happy to add it.
War of 1812 Bicentennial Websites:
- The Official War of 1812 Bicentennial Website
- Maryland's Star-Spangled 200
- Ontario 1812 Bicentennial
- The Illinois War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission
- Illinois War of 1812 Society
- The James Madison Center War of 1812 Bicentennial
- Washington, D.C. War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission
- Michigan War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission
- War of 1812 Bicentennial Network on Facebook
- North Carolina War of 1812 Bicentennial
- Virginia War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission
- St. Lawrence War of 1812 Bicentennial Alliance
- Niagara-on-the-lake War of 1812 Bicentennial
- Niagara 1812 Bicentennial Legacy Council
- Bicentennial Trails - United States Daughters of 1812
War of 1812 History Websites:
- U.S. Army Historical Series - The War of 1812
- Rediscover 1812
- My War of 1812
- The First Volley 1811
- War of 1812 Surgeons
- The Battle of New Orleans
- History of Chalmette Battlefield - NPS
- The War of 1812 Kentucky Battle Flag
- Naval History & Heritage Command's War of 1812 Site
- Real Peoples History: The War of 1812
- The Society of the War of 1812 in the State of Ohio
- Remember the Raisin - Perspectives on the War of 1812
- Federalist Opposition to the War of 1812
- Military Society of the War of 1812
- The War of 1812 - The Wisconsin Historical Society
War of 1812 Historic Sites and Museums:
The Mid-Atlantic Region:
- Click here to see sites relating to the Baltimore Campaign
- Click here to see sites relating to the Washington Campaign
- Click here to see sites relating to War on the Great Lakes
- The Battle of Bladensburg – Bladensburg, MD
- Fort McHenry National Monument & Shrine – Baltimore, MD
- The Battle of North Point - Dundalk, MD
- The Battle of North Point – North Point, MD
- United State Army Military History Institute - Carlisle, PA
The Midwest Region:
- Spirit of Vincennes - Vincennes, Indiana
- George Rogers Clark National Historical Park - Vincennes, Indiana
- Historic Grouseland - Vincennes, Indiana
- Vincennes State Historic Sites - Vincennes, Indiana
- Tippecanoe Battlefield - Lafayette, Indiana
- Historic Fort Wayne - Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Fort Meigs – Perrysburg, OH
- Fort Defiance - Defiance, OH
- Fort Stephenson - Fremont, OH
- Fort Ball - Fort Ball, OH
- River Raisin Battlefield – Monroe, MI
- General Alexander Macomb Statue – Detroit, MI
- Fort Dearborn Massacre - Chicago, IL
- Fort Osage (Fort Clark) - Sibley, MO
New England:
- Sackets Harbor Battlefield – Sackets Harbor, NY
- Old Fort Niagara - Youngstown, NY
- Fort Gray - Niagara Falls, NY
- Lundy's Lane Historical Museum - Niagara Falls, NY
- Fort Ontario - Oswego, NY
- St. John's House - Buffalo, NY
- Plattsburgh Battlefield - Plattsburgh, NY
- West Point Museum - West Point, NY
- The National Heritage Museum – Lexington, MA
- U.S.S. Constitution – Boston, MA
- Fort George - Castine, ME
The South:
- See sites relating to the Battle of New Orleans
- United States Naval Academy Museum - Annapolis, MD
- Hampton Roads Naval Museum - Hampton Roads, VA
- James Madison's Montpelier - Orange, VA
- James River Plantations - James River in VA
- Mammoth Cave – Mammoth Cave, KY
- Natchez Trace Parkway - Tupelo, MS
- Andrew Jackson's The Hermitage - Nashville, TN
- Pentagon Barracks - Baton Rouge, LA
- Horseshoe Bend National Military Park - Daviston, AL
- Fort Mims Massacre Site - Minette, AL
- Old Fort Jackson - Savannah, GA
- Fort Moultrie National Monument - Charleston, SC
Canadian Sites:
- Trails of 1812 – Ontario, Canada
- Niagara Falls Museum - Niagara Falls, Ontario
- Chippawa Battlefield Park - Niagara Falls, Ontario
- Old Fort Erie - Fort Erie, Ontario
- Battlefield House Museum & Park (Battle of Stoney Creek) - Stoney Creek, Ontario
- Algoma 1812 - Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
- Butler Homestead Loyalist Monuments -
- Fort George National Historic Site - Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
- Ontario Museum Association – Toronto, Ontario
- Fort Malden National Historic Site - Amherstburg, Ontario
- Laura Secord Homestead - Queenston, Ontario
- Battle of Queenston Heights - Queenston, Ontario
Living History & Reenactors:
- Maryland Light Dragoons
- Fort McHenry Guard
- Lacroix's Company
- Fort McHenry Guard Blog
- Chesapeake Region Living History Groups
- Mississinewa 1812
- Comprehensive List of War of 1812 Reenacting Units
Other Online Resources:
- Listing of War of 1812 Military Actions by State
- War of 1812 at the National Archives
- The Battle of Lake Erie Art
- Fort McHenry Educational Resources
- National Society - United States Daughters of 1812
- Baltimore Sun Articles on the War of 1812
- "Top 25 Books on the War of 1812"
- First Invasion: The War of 1812 Study Guide
- War of 1812 Historical Markers
- Social Studies for Kids
- War of 1812 History Resources
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