The 34^TH Annual

War of 1812 in the West Symposium                   

Featuring Acclaimed Regional & National Historians.

ARROW ROCK STATE HISTORIC SITE,

39521 Visitor Center Drive, Arrow Rock, MO 65320

Hosted by Missouri State Parks & Sponsored by the 1^st U. States Infantry Regiment – Clemson’s Company.

Open to the Public, no registration or fee required, featuring exhibits on the War of 1812.  

March 22, 2025

 Saturday, March 22 2025:

Ø   9am “RECONSTRUCTING FORT MIEGS: REBUILDING A WAR OF 1812 POST IN THE 21^ST CENTURY” By Larry Nelson.

Ø  10am “1^st US INFANTRY AT LUNDY’S LANE: GIVE IT TO THEM MY BOYS!” by David Bennett 

Ø  11am “THE SIEGE OF FORT ERIE” by Richard Barbuto

Ø  12pm Break for Lunch.

Ø  1pm “IN SEARCH OF: FORT LOOKOUT/DESHA’S BLOCKHOUSE & FORT INDEPENDENCE” by Michael Harris

Ø  2pm “US RECRUITING IN SAINT GENEVIEVE – MISSOURI TERRITORY”  by Doug Harding

Ø  3pm “THE WAR OF 1812 IN THE BOONSLICK” by Jim Denny

Ø  4pm “THE CAROLINA BRIGADE IN THE WAR OF 1812” by Bill Jordan.

War of 1812 Displays: Recruiting the Army, Army Washer women, The Army Sutler.

Join speakers and attendees at Dinner Saturday evening 6pm, at the Huston Tavern, Arrow Rock, Missouri.