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Erie Maritime Museum & Flagship Niagara

Erie Maritime Museum & Flagship Niagara

The Erie Maritime Museum is the homeport of the historic Flagship Niagara that won the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.

As homeport of the Flagship Niagara, the Erie Maritime Museum presents the story of the Niagara as the reconstructed flagship of Pennsylvania and the warship that won the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812. Offering a wide range of multi-media and interactive exhibits and coupled with lively interpretive programs, Erie Maritime Museum vividly illustrates Niagara's history and the region's rich maritime heritage.

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