HONORING THE AMERICAN HISTORY OF THE GREAT LAKES AND RENAMING LAKE ONTARIO AS LAKE AMERICA
Executive Order published 2026-08-27. Lake America. The body of water currently known as Lake Ontario is a tremendous asset to the United States and part of our…
- Type
- Executive Order
- Published
- 2026-08-27
Record overview
Lake America. The body of water currently known as Lake Ontario is a tremendous asset to the United States and part of our Nation’s heritage. With the deepest parts of the Lake’s waters lying within United States territory, the United States claims most of the Lake’s volume. The Lake has long been an integral asset to American exploration, settlement, commerce, and defense. From the colonial period through the early republic, the Lake served as a critical artery for American trade, commerce, and military logistics, including the establishment in Oswego of a historic fort and the first United States port of call from the St. Lawrence Seaway, shipbuilding and naval operations during the War of 1812 at Sackets Harbor and other New York…
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