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

Tornado of May 31, 1985

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 13, 2019

1. Tornado of May 31, 1985 Marker

Inscription. In heartfelt remembrance of the twelve members of our community who perished in the devastating tornado of May 31, 1985, and in grateful appreciation to the countless volunteers who gave so willingly of themselves to assist the living, this memorial is dedicated this 31st day of May, 1986

Marie T. Eagley
Norman F. Elliott
Ralph Hecker
Lena C. Keith
Frances B. Kireta
Stanley J. Kireta
William R. Revak
Helen S. Sabovik
Debra Jane Sherman
Jodi Lynn Snyder
Lynn Tyson Stahlsmith
Lydia S. Taylor

"No one is so rich that he does not need anothers help;
No one so poor as not to be useful in some way to his fellow man.
And the disposition to ask assistance from others with confidence,
and to grant it with kindness, is part of our very nature."
--Pope Leo XIII (1901)

Erected 1986 by The Citizens of Albion, Cranesville, Conneaut Township, Elk Creek Township.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is May 31, 1985.

Location. 41° 53.463′ N, 80° 21.549′ W. Marker is in Albion, Pennsylvania, in Erie County. It is at the intersection of East State Street (U.S. 6N) and Orchard Street, on the left when

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traveling east on East State Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 192 East State Street, Albion PA 16401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and in Greater Erie. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Erie Extension Canal (approx. 4.4 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.9 miles away); Old State Line (approx. 7.9 miles away); Circus History (approx. 7.9 miles away); Erie County Soldiers' Monument (approx. 7.9 miles away); About This Stone Pillar (approx. 7.9 miles away).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 13, 2019

2. Tornado of May 31, 1985 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,028 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.