Captain Daniel Dobbins

Captain Daniel Dobbins (HMDVB)

Location: Erie, PA 16507 Erie County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 8.26', W 80° 5.443'

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(1776 - 1856)

Erie merchant mariner, naval officer, born in Mifflin County. Captured by the British during the War of 1812, Dobbins escaped, went to Washington to report the fall of Forts Mackinac and Detroit. Appointed a sailing master in the US Navy, he returned to Erie to supervise the construction of a squadron of warships later commanded by O.H. Perry in the Battle of Lake Erie. Dobbins served in the US Navy and Revenue Cutter Service for thirty years.
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HM NumberHMDVB
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Year Placed2003
Placed ByPennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
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Date Added Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 9:34am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 575142 N 4665461
Decimal Degrees42.13766667, -80.09071667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 8.26', W 80° 5.443'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 8' 15.60" N, 80° 5' 26.58" W
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Area Code(s)814
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 188-198 Dobbins Landing, Erie PA 16507, US
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