Erie in Erie County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Erie Heritage

Parade Street Memorial

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2009

1. Erie Heritage Marker

Inscription. Erie Heritage
Parade Street Memorial
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This site created
To honor
Erie’s birthplace
By the
Greater Erie
Bicentennial Commission

Erected by Greater Erie Bicentennial Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 42° 8.246′ N, 80° 4.804′ W. Marker is in Erie, Pennsylvania, in Erie County. Marker is at the intersection of East Front Street and Parade Street, on the right when traveling east on East Front Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Erie PA 16507, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. American Fort (here, next to this marker); Erie Area Native Americans (here, next to this marker); Fort Presque Isle (here, next to this marker); Fort de la Presqu'ile (here, next to this marker); The Erie Stone (here, next to this marker); French Fort de la Presqu'isle - 1753 (here, next to this marker); Russian Town / Pycckое Cоседство (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hero of Gettysburg (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Erie.

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sectionhead>More about this marker. This historical marker is situated to mark the site of a cluster of historical markers that commemorates a number of events in the early history of the Erie, Pennsylvania area. Among the markers are included a marker providing recognition of early Indian occupation and extinction, a series of markers describing successive forts constructed by competing white-European powers, and a marker describing the early Erie, Pennsylvania settlement.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2009

2. Erie Heritage Marker

View of historical marker in the foreground with a view looking south down Parade Street.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2009

3. Erie Heritage Marker

View looking northeast of the historical marker in the left foreground with a view of the historical markers for the three forts off to the right and the waterfront in the background.

Erie Heritage Parade Street Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2009

4. Erie Heritage Parade Street Memorial

View of the site of the Erie Heritage Parade Street Memorial.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 945 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 31, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.