207th Anniversary Commemoration

Of The

Battles Of The River Raisin

January 18, 2020

Join the many participants from Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Canada, along with Native Americans and residents of Monroe Michigan as we remember this bloody battle and massacre that took place on January 22nd and 23rd, 1813.

The commemoration is held on the very ground along the River Raisin where hundreds of lives were lost in a struggle for freedom and sovereignty during the early years of the United States.

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The commemoration is held on the very ground along the River Raisin where hundreds of lives were lost in a struggle for freedom and sovereignty during the early years of the United States

FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020

7:00 p.m. Presentation at the River Raisin National Battlefield Park Visitor Center by

Mary Stockwell: “The Other Trail of Tears;

The Removal of the Indians of Ohio”

SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2020

9:00 a.m. Presentation at the River Raisin National Park Visitor Center by Mary Stockwell

“Unlikely General; “Mad” Anthony Wayne and the Battle for America”

11:00 a.m. Tactical Musket and Cannon Demonstration

12:00 p.m. Remembrance Ceremony at Visitor Center, representing those who struggled and died during the epic Battle of the River Raisin.

2:30 p.m. 1812 Program at the Monroe County Historical Museum, 126 S. Monroe St.

This event is sponsored by the Friends of the River Raisin Battlefield

in partnership with the City of Monroe, the Monroe County Historical Museum,

the National Park Service and the River Raisin National Battlefield Park Foundation.

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RIVER RAISIN BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL PARK

1403 E. Elm Ave., Monroe, MI 48162

734-243-7136

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River Raisin National Battlefield Park Visitors Center

1403 E. Elm Ave

Monroe, MI 48162

737.243.7136