Did you know that the War of 1812 didn’t actually end until 1814? Cultural Resources Sec. Susan Kluttz was one of about 100 folks intrigued with this and other myths of the War of 1812 from Dr. Donald Hickey, the nation’s foremost expert on the conflict.
The talk was part of a larger symposium on what is often called America’s “Forgotten War” that was held at the Rowan Museum in Salisbury. Organized by DCR’s Office of Archives and History in cooperation with the N. C. Literary and Historical Society, the N.C. Humanities Council and the N.C. Society of the Daughters of the War of 1812, the symposium also featured lectures by Cawtawba College’s Dr. Gary Freeze and Howard Kittell, superintendent of Andrew Jackson's Nashville home. It calumniated in the Rowan Museum’s annual Colonial Spring Frolic.
Some of the other topics covered in the symposium included an overview of Andrew Jackson's presidency and the role of some Rowan County residents in the War of 1812.
Video of some of the symposium is available online. The event was part of North Carolina’s commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812.