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January |
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5th, 1776-
Daniel Dobbins was born in Lewiston, PA.
9th, 1789-
The conference which led to the Iroquois ceding the Erie
Triangle to Pennsylvania was held.
14th, 1906-
Erie resident, Rear Admiral Stephen Jones, was born.
22nd, 1814-
300 militia were sent to Erie from Meadville to protect Perry's
squadron.
24th, 2003-
Erie native Captain Robert Detzel, U.S. Coast Guard, died. |
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February |
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6th, 1813-
S.S. Caledonia was purchased for Perry's squadron.
7th, 1812-
Usher Parsons was certified as a "Practitioner of medicine."
20th, 1912-
Earl Sandt became the first person to fly across Lake Erie.
22nd, 1886-
The Pennsylvania Soldiers and Sailors Home was dedicated.
27th, 1813-
The blockhouse was finished for garrison and protection of
Perry's fleet.
29th, 1856-
Captain Daniel Dobbins died. His grave is located in the Erie
Cemetery. |
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March |
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6th, 1913-
Niagara was raised from Misery Bay for the 100th anniversary of
the battle of Lake Erie.
7th, 1907-
Rear Admiral Denys Knoll was born in Erie.
19th, 1901-
Rear Admiral John Johannesen was born in Erie.
23rd, 1813-
Master Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry arrived in Buffalo on his
way to Erie.
27th, 1813-
Perry arrived in Erie to take command of the squadron. |
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April |
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1st, 1943-
Rear Admiral Robert Ellis Frick was born in Erie.
8th, 1911-
Rear Admiral Charles Curtze was born in Erie.
9th, 1813-
Usher Parsons was suspended from duty for a short period due to
"instigations" by Dr. McReynolds.
10th, 1973-
Gale force winds pushed Lake Erie's water level to 7.4 feet
above normal.
15th, 1878-
The Erie Fisherman's Association was formed.
19th, 1913-
The Steamer Uganda, from Erie, foundered in the ice while in the
Straits of Mackinac.
28th, 1880-
Eighty-five year old M. Spencer fished from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM,
catching 65 large herring. |
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May |
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1st, 1898-
Erie resident Captain Charles Gridley was given the order to
"Fire when ready" at the Battle of Manila Bay.
3rd, 1753-
A French detachment arrived at Presque Isle to establish a fort.
4th, 1971-
The 1,000 foot ore carrier Stewart J. Cole was christened in
Erie.
5th, 1814- Usher Parsons was commissioned as a "Surgeon of the
Navy."
14th, 1814-
Perry's squadron sailed for Long Point (Canada) with 900
soldiers to burn "public property."
16th, 1762-
Colonel Thomas Forster, Erie resident and captain in the militia
guarding Perry's squadron, was born.
18th, 1826-
S.S. William Penn, the first steamboat built in Erie, was
launched.
19th, 1959-
The first overseas ships reached Erie through the St. Lawrence
seaway.
24th, 1813-
The brigs Lawrence and Niagara were launched in Presque Isle
Bay.
25th, 1813-
Perry arrived in Niagara, NY to find men for his crews.
27th, 1921-
Presque Isle was designated a state park.
29th, 1897-
S.S. Niagara was launched at West Bay City, Michigan. |
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June |
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1st, 1961-
Charles Curtze was commissioned as a Rear Admiral in the U.S.
Navy.
4th, 1901-
The Steamer City of Erie, a steamer, outraced the Tashmoo from
Cleveland to Erie by 45 seconds.
5th, 1898-
Captain Charles Gridley died in Japan.
12th, 1826-
Niagara, Lawrence, Detroit, and Queen Charlotte were sold to a
Rochester businessman.
13th, 1813-
U.S.S. Ohio was commissioned for Perry's squadron.
15th, 1947-
A Lake Erie storm flooded the highway and trapped 3,000 people
on the Peninsula.
18th, 1869-
A boat race was held between the Undine club and the crew of the
U.S.S. Michigan.
20th, 1898- America, built for the Erie Tug Line, was
launched.
21st, 1949-
U.S.S. Wolverine was towed across Presque Isle Bay to be
scrapped.
22nd, 1763- The English Fort Presque Isle was surrendered
to Pontiac's Indian warriors.
24th, 1909- The Erie Public Dock
was dedicated by Governor Edwin S. Stuart.
26th, 1972-
The city cleaned up from tropical storm Agnes which dropped 4.5
inches of rain on Erie.
28th, 1921-
One week's cruise on the Great Lakes aboard the S.S. North
American was advertised for $72.50. |
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July |
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1st, 1873-
The Presque Isle Lighthouse was completed.
2nd, 1913-
The U.S. Brig Niagara was celebrated in "Perry Week."
3rd, 1873-
LeGrand Skinner, founder of the Skinner Engine Company,
established a small plant in Erie to produce portable steam
engines.
4th, 1838-
Captain Daniel Dobbins performed the ground breaking for the
Erie Extension Canal.
6th, 1913-
The Perry Centennial was observed in Erie.
8th, 1813-
Marines in Erie were ordered to Fort George, leaving Perry's
squadron undermanned and unprotected.
10th, 1813-
Perry's squadron was completed, although it was undermanned.
12th, 1873-
The Presque Isle Lighthouse was lit for the first time.
13th, 1913-
The Niagara voyaged the Great Lakes on display.
14th, 1782-
U.S. Brig Niagara commander James D. Elliott was born in
Hagerstown, Maryland.
20th, 1782-
Benjamin Fleming, an African-American sailor in the battle of
Lake Erie, was born. Fleming later
made Erie his permanent residence and worked as a commercial
fisherman.
26th, 1956-
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Gebhardt, of Erie, were rescued after the
sinking of the Andrea Doria.
29th, 1927-
Captain Robert Detzel, U.S. Coast Guard, was born in Erie.
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August |
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4th, 1814-
Perry's squadron aided in an attack on Mackinac Island.
6th, 1813-
Perry's squadron crossed the sandbar into Lake Erie.
7th, 1896-
The first regatta was held at the Erie Yacht Club.
9th, 1841-
The Steamship Erie burned between Erie and Buffalo killing 249
people.
11th, 1813-
Perry sailed his squadron from Erie to Put-in-Bay, Ohio.
12th, 1814-
The U.S. sloops Porcupine and Somers were captured in the
Niagara River.
18th, 1788-
Surgeon Usher Parsons was born in Alfred, Maine.
20th, 1975-
Pat Bundy completed the first swim across Lake Erie, finishing
at Presque Isle.
23rd, 1785-1819-
Oliver Hazard Perry was born and died exactly 34 years later.
24th, 1812-
Daniel Dobbins returned to Erie after being captured and paroled
by the British. |
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September |
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2nd, 1872-
Building began on the Presque Isle Lighthouse.
3rd, 1812-
Daniel Dobbins arrived in Washington to secure a squadron on
Lake Erie.
6th, 1814-
Scorpion was captured on Lake Huron.
10th, 1813-
Commodore Perry won a great naval victory over the British at
the Battle of Lake Erie. The victory helped turn the tide of
the War of 1812.
13th, 1873-
The three masted schooner, Allegheny, was launched by W.W.
Loomis.
15th, 1812-
Daniel Dobbins was sent to build a squadron at Presque Isle by
the Department of the Navy.
17th, 1876-
Five fishermen drowned when their boat swamped less than one
half mile from the harbor entrance.
19th, 1942-
Erie Sand and Gravel ship S.S. Richard Reiss launched at River
Rouge, Michigan.
21st, 1813-
General Harrison arrived at Put-in-Bay to join with Perry's
fleet.
23rd, 1813-
Lawrence returned to Erie.
25th, 1869-
Israel Ball, battle of Lake Erie veteran, died of "consumption."
26th, 1812-
Work started at Lee's Run, between modern Peach and Sassafras
Streets, to build Perry's squadron. |
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October |
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Cranberry Day on Presque Isle.
4th, 1759-
The French abandoned and burned Fort Presque Isle and Fort
LeBoeuf.
6th, 1841-
The first Tuesday in October was deemed Cranberry Day at the
Peninsula.
22nd, 1813-
Perry returned to Erie after the Battle of Lake Erie.
27th, 1889-
Adm. George Lowry, Erie native and commander of the rebuilt
Niagara, was born.
28th, 1812-
Fort Niagara was captured. |
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November |
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4th, 1939-
Adm. Byrd's snow cruiser arrived in Erie for repairs.
11th, 1939-
The Soldiers and Sailors monument was dedicated in Perry Square.
14th, 1894-
The Erie Yacht Club was founded.
18th, 1814-
James Bird was executed on the deck of Niagara.
20th, 1973-
The 1,000 foot barge Presque Isle was christened. |
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December |
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5th, 1844-
The first two boats carrying passengers and coal reached Erie
from the new Erie Extension canal.
6th, 1843-
U.S.S. Michigan was launched in Erie.
10th, 1845-
Niagara commander Jesse Elliott died.
11th, 1753-
George Washington arrived at Fort LeBoeuf.
15th, 1796-
General Anthony Wayne died at the Erie Blockhouse.
16th, 1753-
Washington departed Fort LeBoeuf for Virginia.
21st, 1917-
Vice Admiral Thomas Weschler was born in Erie.
24th, 1814-
The Treaty of Ghent was signed, ending the War of 1812.
26th, 1899-
The last light was extinguished at the Erie Land Lighthouse.
29th, 1813-
U.S.S. Little Belt, previously H.M.S, was burned by the British.
31st, 1812-
Commodore Chauncey, commander of U.S. naval forces, visited
Erie. |
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