Erie in Erie County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Charles Vernon Gridley
Captain V.S.N.
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 immortal.
Erected to his memory by the City of Erie
A.D. MCMXIII
This panel is made of metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine and given by the U.S. Government
©Max Bachman, Sculptor
Erected 1913 by The Citizens of Erie.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Spanish-American • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the U.S.S. Maine Memorial Markers series list.
Location. 42° 7.388′ N, 80° 6.146′ W. Memorial is in Erie, Pennsylvania, in Erie County. It is on Liberty Street south of North Park Avenue, on the right when traveling south. On the grounds of Gridley Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 601 Liberty Street, Erie PA 16507, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Northwestern Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Perry's Shipyards (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Lawrence and Niagara (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cascade Creek (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Cascade Street Docks (approx. 0.4 miles away); 21st Century Erie (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bayfront Metamorphosis
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Also see . . . Charles Vernon Gridley. (Submitted on April 16, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Postcard image courtesy of the Pennsylvania State Archives, circa 1930
3. Cascade Park and Gridley Monument, Erie, Pa.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 623 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 16, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on April 17, 2018. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
