Event marks 193rd anniversary of Battle of Lake Erie

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PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio — The village of Put-in-Bay and the National Park Service will provide an ear-splitting send-off to the end of summer during the annual Historic Weekend that begins today.

A 32-pound carronade, similar to the type used in the War of 1812, will thunder, historic re-enactors will fire black-powder guns, and Vice Admiral Ronald Route, the naval inspector general, will speak. The event celebrates the 193rd anniversary of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry’s victory over the British fleet at the Battle of Lake Erie.

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