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

Erie

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

1. Erie Marker

Inscription. The State's only lake port, bought with Erie Triangle, 1792. Laid out in 1795 by Ellicott and Irvine. Site of French, British and U.S. forts. Perry built his fleet here in 1813.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1792.

Location. 42° 6.384′ N, 80° 7.636′ W. Marker is in Erie, Pennsylvania, in Erie County. It is at the intersection of West 12th Street (Pennsylvania Route 5) and Interstate 79, on the right when traveling east on West 12th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Erie PA 16505, United States 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,

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Italo S. Cappabianca (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Bell Tower and Carillon (approx. 1.1 miles away); Giant Gondola Wheel (approx. 1½ miles away); Perry's Shipyards (approx. 1½ miles away); A Walk in the Park (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Lawrence and Niagara (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Barracks (approx. 1.7 miles away); A Partnership Is Born (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Erie.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

2. Erie Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 752 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on August 21, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 21, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.