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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26Y3_dedicated-in-honor-of-those-who-served-our-country-during-hostilities-in-vietnam-a-war-memorial_Erie-PA.html
Dedicated in honor of those
who served our country
during hostilities in Vietnam
Dedicated June 14, 1968
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26Y2_in-memory-of-the-soldiers-and-sailors-from-erie-county-who-gave-their-lives-to-save-the-union-a-war-memorial_Erie-PA.html
[Front:]
In memory
of the
Soldiers and Sailors
from
Erie County
who gave their lives
to save the Union
[Back:]
"We here highly resolve
that these dead shall
not have died in vain, that
this nation, under God, shall
have a new bi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26Y1_general-anthony-wayne_Erie-PA.html
In remembrance of
General Anthony Wayne
an American soldier
Distinguished for valor in the
War of the Revolution
Appointed, in 1792, on Washington's
recommendation, General-in-Chief
of the U.S. Army
In 1794, vanquished the Indian t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26XY_charles-vernon-gridley_Erie-PA.html
Served with distinction as ensign at the Battle of Mobile Bay,
August 7 A.D. MDCCCLXIV In command of the Olympia, flagship of the American fleet at the Battle of Manila Bay
May 1 A.D. MDCCCXC Died at Kobe Japan
A.D. MDCCCXC. His fame is immo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VXG_making-of-the-flag-don-t-give-up-the-ship-historical_Erie-PA.html
Steadfast in the face of war in the summer of 1813, seven brave Erie women stitched the flag that Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry carried into battle. British ships were on Lake Erie poised for attack. Although many fled south, Margaret Forster Steu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LLO_erie-9-11-memorial_Erie-PA.html
A local memorial for the city of Erie commemorating the 9/11 attacks. It consists of a timeline of events, a memorial flag to the fallen, and the center piece of a steel column recovered from the wreckage of the World Trade Center after its collapse.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LG7_pennsylvania-national-guard_Erie-PA.html
Organized in 1921, the 112th is part of the famed 28th Div., the oldest continuous infantry division in the US Army. The 112th, previously known as the 16th, has origins in the storied 83rd PVI regiment formed in Erie in 1861 during the Civil War.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15VL_uss-michigan-anchor_Erie-PA.html
Built in Erie in 1843, USS Michigan (later named Wolverine) was the US Navy's first iron-hulled ship. Michigan was stationed in Erie, served on the Great Lakes until 1923, scrapped in 1949.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRHN_perrys-shipyards_Erie-PA.html
Perry's ships, the Lawrence, the Niagara, and the Ariel, were built in spring, 1813, at the foot of this street. His warehouses, blockhouse, and lookout station were also located there.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRHJ_fort-presque-isle_Erie-PA.html
Two forts stood four blocks north. French fort, built by Marin, 1753, abandoned 1759. British fort, built by Colonel Bouquet, 1760, and captured 1763 by Pontiac's Indians. The French Road to Fort Le Boeuf began there.