US Brig Niagara or the Flagship Niagara, is a wooden-hulled brig that
served as the relief flagship for Oliver Hazard Perry in the Battle
of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. It is one of last remaining ships from
the War of 1812. The Niagara is usually docked behind the Erie
Maritime Museum in downtown Erie in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania as an
outdoor exhibit for the museum, but travels the Great Lakes during the summer,
serving as an ambassador of Pennsylvania when not docked. It was listed
on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and was designated
the official state ship of Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania General Assembly in
1988. This lovely card was sent to me by Maria.
