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Originally Posted by Webstral
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There would be a need for gunboats on the Great Lakes, too. Communities all along the perimeter of the Great Lakes would have an advantage over landlocked communities because the Great Lakes would foster interdependence. Small and not-so-small gunboats would be needed to keep the lakes free of warlords and enterprising marauders.
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The USS Niagara replica set sail in 1990 after being constructed by the Pennsylvania Historical
and Museum Commission in Erie, PA. The Niagara is a full-size, fully functional brig from the period of the War of 1812.
One wonders if more like it could be bashed together to guard the lake frontiers. "Gateway to the St. Lawrence Seaway", anyone?