Team members at Arrow Rock State Historic Site invite the public to the 31st annual War of 1812 in the West Symposium.

Sponsored by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the 1st U.S. Infantry Regiment Living History Organization, the event will be held at the historic site visitor center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 19, and 9 a.m. to noon on Sunday, March 20.

A news release says Missouri was the scene of some of the westernmost actions of what was then termed “America’s Second War for Independence.”

Presentations by noted historians will cover military activities and territorial development in Missouri and the western territories as well as national events.

Topics presented at this event are scheduled to include:
· “A Treatise on the Mode & Manner of Indian Warfare: Native Tactics in the War of 1812” by Larry Nelson.
· “War Within War: The Creek War and the Battle of Horseshoe Bend” by Myers Brown.
· “The Sac and Fox Nation During the War of 1812” by Michael Dickey.
· “On That Mournful Day, Long to be Remembered by Me; Fort Dearborn 1812” by Sally Bennett.
· “The Peoria Indian War of 1813” by David Bennett.
· “Saddles, Equipment and Horses in Early Missouri” by Bill Jordan.
· “Defending New York City, 1812-1815” by Richard Barbuto.
· “Final Shots of the Missouri Rangers: The Battle of the Sinkhole 1815” by Michael Harris.

Artifacts from the War of 1812 era also will be on display during the symposium.

Arrow Rock State Historic Site is located at 39521 Visitor Center Drive.

For more information, contact Arrow Rock State Historic Site at (660) 837-3330.