Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Park

About Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Park

The battlefield of Sackets Harbor will be presented to the public on Saturday, March 26, 2017, during a guided tour of the restored 1850s Navy Yard and Command House, the Lieutenant's House. The house and the lieutenant offer a unique view of Sacket's Harbor and the battle for the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet.

In December 1814, the Treaty of Ghent officially ended the 1812 war, and Sackets Harbor became the base of operations of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet. British and Canadian forces launched an attack, with the majority of American forces destroying American shipyards and attacking Fort George. The fleet was stored at Navy Yard in Sacket's Harbor, south of what is now Buffalo, N.Y.

The earth-fortified fortifications were dismantled and the battlefield turned back into farmland. The remaining buildings were converted into barns and naval offices, but not for long.

Improving Canadian-American relations negated the need for a naval base in the port of Sackets.

The Navy maintained the facility until the end of the Cold War, when it was used as a training facility for the U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet and the Canadian Navy.