Erie

Erie, PA

These skilled seamen were among those who enabled Oliver Hazard Perry to defeat and capture a British squadron, Sept. 10,1813.

Erie, PA

A restored blockhouse marking the site of American Fort Presque Isle and the original burial place of General Wayne stands on the...

Erie, PA

End of Erie Extension of the Pennsylvania Canal system.

Erie, PA

Grave of Captain Gridley, commander of Dewey's flagship Olympia in the Battle of Manila Bay, 1898, is located in this cemetery.

Erie, PA

Erie merchant mariner, naval officer, born in Mifflin County.

Girard, PA

Born in Girard, she overcame traditional roles by graduating from college and being named president of R.S. Battles Bank after her...

Girard, PA

America's most famous clown of the Nineteenth Century, Dan Rice (1823-1900), had the winter quarters of his circus in Girard from 1852 to...

Erie, PA

WW II hero. Cochran distinguished himself as a daring pilot commanding P-40 fighter planes in N. Africa and as the colorful leader of the...

Waterford, PA

Civil War hero was born at the NW corner of First & Cherry Streets.

Judah Colt as Agent began the first Pennsylvania Population Co. development here in 1797, setting up the first organized settlement in...

Established in 1876 by the Pennsylvania Fish Commission as the "Western Hatchery," it is the longest continuously operated fish hatchery...

Edinboro, PA

Founded in 1857, it was established in 1861 as a State Normal School, second oldest in the Commonwealth and first west of the mountains.

Erie, PA

Formed March 12, 1800 from Allegheny County.

Asbury (W of Erie), PA

A section of this canal, linking New Castle and Erie, lies at foot of the slope, to left of side road.

Platea, PA

Part of the old channel is visible by the present railroad, which replaced the canal.

Erie, PA

The first lighthouse to shine on the Great Lakes.

Erie, PA

This restored vessel was used by Capt. Oliver Hazard Perry as his flagship in the Battle of Lake Erie, Sept. 10, 1813 after the Lawrence...

Waterford, PA

Three forts have stood on this site.

Waterford, PA

This monument marks the site of Fort Le Boeuf.

Waterford, PA

The Judson House, built in 1820, stands on the site of the old French fort.

Erie, PA

Two forts stood four blocks north.

S of Waterford, PA

The Riviere aux Boeufs of the French, renamed by George Washington in 1753.

Waterford, PA

In December, 1753, George Washington came here with notice from the Governor of Virginia to the French that they were trespassing on...

Erie, PA

Known as the "Dean of American Magicians," he was mentor and friend to Harry Houdini.

Chief Steward & President, United Electrical Workers Union Local 506, 1942-1959.

Erie, PA

Steadfast in the face of war in the summer of 1813, seven brave Erie women stitched the flag that Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry carried...

Corry, PA

Opened in 1862, this railroad revolutionized the shipment of oil from the oil fields near Titusville to Corry, a hub for major rail lines.

S of Erie, PA

Here the modern highway leaves the course of the Presque Isle Portage, part of the historic Venango Trail.

Erie, PA

One of the world's foremost authorities on Antarctica, he was honored internationally for his work as scientist, explorer, inventor,...

Founded 1681 by William Penn as a Quaker Commonwealth.

Founded 1681 by William Penn as a Quaker Commonwealth.

Erie, PA

Organized in 1921, the 112th is part of the famed 28th Div., the oldest continuous infantry division in the US Army.

Erie, PA

Perry's ships, the Lawrence, the Niagara, and the Ariel, were built in spring, 1813, at the foot of this street.

Erie, PA

Pioneer nurse anesthetist.

Erie, PA

At 236 E. 11th Street.

Erie, PA

U.S.S. MICHIGAN, the U.S. Navy’s first iron-hulled vessel, was assembled and launched near this site on December 5, 1843.