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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM270C_presque-isle-and-the-bay_Erie-PA.html
The seascape from the bluffs is essentially unchanged from the 1700's. Presque Isle Peninsula forms a lush green background and protects the bay from Lake Erie, which is visible on the horizon. Early sailors declared Erie's protected natural harbo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM270B_21st-century-erie_Erie-PA.html
As Erie enters its next millennium, its economy is shifting toward service, tourism and recreation, a trend that is clearly visible along the Bayfront. Marinas, condominiums and restaurants have replaced the railroad and dock facilities that marke…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2705_industrial-erie_Erie-PA.html
The post Civil War Industrial Revolution propelled Erie toward a manufacturing economy. Watson Manufacturing (now GAF) built a facility at the site of the defunct Erie Extension Canal operations. The city developed the adjacent land into a modern …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2702_the-cascade-street-docks_Erie-PA.html
The three Cascade Street Docks provided the setting for much of the Bayfront development that followed construction of the Bayfront Parkway. Without them, there would not have been enough area to create the complex of modern activities that have a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2700_bayfront-metamorphosis_Erie-PA.html
By the 1980's Erie's maritime economy had essentially disappeared. The docks had fallen into disuse, commercial fishing was in decline and the grain elevator was crumbling. Unused railroad tracks, which had once fed the insatiable appetites of shi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26ZV_the-erie-extension-canal_Erie-PA.html
Erie's maritime economy spread west along the waterfront when State Street was extended creating the east and west basins, the Public Dock was developed and the Reed family moved its operation to the Sassafras Street Dock below. In 1841 a canal to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26ZQ_avenue-of-flags-a-war-memorial_Erie-PA.html
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26ZP_hero-of-gettysburg-a-war-memorial_Erie-PA.html
Hero of Gettysburg Brigadier General Strong Vincent June 17, 1837 — July 7, 1863 Mortally wounded defending his position on Little Roundtop Battle of Gettysburg July 2, 1863 Engaged at Hanover Court House Fredericksburg Cha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26ZO_kennedy-double-house_Erie-PA.html
Erected in 1840, the last of three Federal style houses built at 5th & Holland by prominent brickmaker David Kennedy. It is typical of double houses occupied by workers of the period rear wings added in 1860's. Listed on National Register of Histo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26ZN_kennedy-row-houses_Erie-PA.html
In 1832, prominent brickmaker, builder and borough councilman David Kennedy built the Federal-style corner house as his residence. A unique feature is the oversized brick rear section added in 1879. Kennedy, a weaver by trade from Ulster, complete…
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