[From BuffaloNews.com]
War of 1812 burning of village remembered
Screaming children in nightgowns ran down Center Street illuminated by the light of propane flames while hundreds looked on Thursday night as Lewiston began its observance of the 200th anniversary of the burning of the village by the British during the War of 1812.
A ragtag band of American militia re-enactors then stepped up, firing their muskets…
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