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

The Cascade Street Docks

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 13, 2018

1. The Cascade Street Docks Marker

Inscription. 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 anchored Erie's waterfront renaissance. The docks were originally developed after the Civil War when William Scott moved west from the Sassafras Street Docks to increase Erie's coal/iron ore loading capacity. Erie Bayfront Roadways were extended west and Cascade Street was created to link the new docks with the city. Interestingly, the designers of the three piers oriented the middle pier at an angle to its companions so that it faced true north.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 42° 7.705′ N, 80° 6.216′ W. Marker is in Erie, Pennsylvania, in Erie County. It is on Bayfront Promenade east of Poplar Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 340 Bayfront Promenade, Erie PA 16507, United States

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of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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: 21st Century Erie (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bayfront Metamorphosis (about 700 feet away); Cascade Creek (approx. 0.2 miles away); Presque Isle and the Bay (approx. ¼ mile away); This Public Pier is Dedicated to (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Lawrence and Niagara (approx. 0.3 miles away); Industrial Erie (approx. 0.3 miles away); Charles Vernon Gridley (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Erie.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 13, 2018

2. The Cascade Street Docks Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 646 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 16, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.