Brig Niagra and the Erie Maritime Museum

Category: Museum

The US Brig Niagara was built in 1988 as a reconstruction of the warship aboard which Oliver Hazard Perry won the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813 during the War of 1812. Niagara is owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, and operated with the support and cooperation of the Flagship Niagara League. Her primary mission is to interpret War of 1812 history, preserve the skills of square-rig seafaring, and to promote the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the City of Erie.