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The Battle of Lake Erie
 
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By Dale K. Benington, August 9, 2010
The Battle of Lake Erie Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 Ontario, Essex County, Amherstburg — The Battle of Lake Erie
In September 1813 the British squadron under R. Barclay sailed from Amherstburg to collect desperately needed food supplies. They were met by the larger, more heavily armed American squadron commanded by O. Perry. The British had the initial . . . Map (db m37707) HM
2 Ontario, Essex County, Amherstburg — Amherstburg Navy Yard
[West Historic Marker]:Amherstburg Navy Yard A Navy Yard was built here in 1796 to replace Detroit as the base and supply depot for the Provincial Marine on Lakes Erie and Huron. In 1812 the GENERAL HUNTER and QUEEN CHARLOTTE, built . . . Map (db m37552) HM
3 Ohio, Ottawa County, Put-in-Bay — Gibraltar Monument
Erected by Jay Cooke patriotic financier of the Civil War to mark the corner stone of a proposed monument commemorating Commodore Perry's victory at the Battle of Lake Erie Sept 10 1813 "We have met the enemy and . . . Map (db m35955) HM
4 Ohio, Ottawa County, Put-In-Bay — Within This Enclosure
Within this enclosure reposed for a century the remains of Three American and three British officers killed in the Battle of Lake Erie, September 10th, 1813. They were disinterred September 11th, 1913, and re-interred in the crypt of Perry . . . Map (db m46808) HM
5 Ohio, Ottawa County, Put-In-Bay — Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial
The Battle of Lake Erie September 10, 1813 American.........................................British O.H. Perry............Commander............R.H. Barclay 9...............Vessels...............6 . . . Map (db m58544) HM WM
6 Ohio, Seneca County, Old Fort — Fort Seneca - Harrison Trail1812 - 1813
This tablet marks the site of Fort Seneca built in July 1813 by Major General William Henry Harrison during the War of 1812 with Great Britain; and also marks the military road known as the "Harrison Trail" blazed through the forest in 1812 by . . . Map (db m21948) HM
7 Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, Downtown — We Have Met the Enemy and They Are Ours
Dear General, We have met the enemy and they are ours. Two ships, two brigs, one schooner and one sloop. British Naval cannon captured by Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's fleet during the Battle of Lake Erie at Put In Bay, Ohio, September 10th . . . Map (db m18039) HM
8 Pennsylvania, Erie County, Erie — Cascade Creek
Cascade Creek is the last of Erie's three original creeks. Its western location saved it from being completely compromised by urbanization. Cascade Creek flows along the bayfront parkway and into a delta behind the western dock. In 1813, Daniel . . . Map (db m21425) HM
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9 Pennsylvania, Erie County, Erie — The Lawrence and NiagaraFlagships of Commodore Perry
The Lawrence and Niagara, Flagships of Commodore Perry, in the Battle of Lake Erie, Sep. 10, 1813, were built on the bay front, 100 yards north of this spot, early in the same year.Map (db m21424) HM
10 Pennsylvania, Erie County, Erie — The Ariel, Porcupine, Scorpion and TigressGunboats of Commodore Perry
The Ariel, Porcupine, Scorpion and Tigress, gunboats of Commodore Perry, in the Battle of Lake Erie, Sep. 10, 1813, were built on the bay front, 100 yards north of this spot, early in the same year.Map (db m21426) HM
11 Pennsylvania, Erie County, Erie — Captain Daniel Dobbins(1776 - 1856)
Erie merchant mariner, naval officer, born in Mifflin County. Captured by the British during the War of 1812, Dobbins escaped, went to Washington to report the fall of Forts Mackinac and Detroit. Appointed a sailing master in the US Navy, he . . . Map (db m21040) HM
12 Pennsylvania, Erie County, Erie — African American Sailors in the Battle of Lake Erie
These skilled seamen were among those who enabled Oliver Hazard Perry to defeat & capture a British Squadron, Sept. 10, 1813. Their participation - critical to victory - secured a place for African Americans in the region's history.Map (db m21048) HM
13 Pennsylvania, Erie County, Erie — Flagship Niagara
Restored flagship of Capt. Oliver Hazard Perry in the Battle of Lake Erie, Sept. 10, 1813. Administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.Map (db m226787) HM
14 New York, Erie County, Buffalo, Black Rock — Old Navy Yard1813 Reported missing
Five vessels of Commodore Perry's fleet were reconditioned on south bank at mouth of Scajaquada Creek.Map (db m44552) HM
15 New York, Erie County, Buffalo, Black Rock — Historic Scajaquada Creek — Named after Philip Conjockety —
In the old navy yard at the mouth of this stream five vessels were reconditioned for Commodore Perry's fleet during 1813Map (db m226679) HM
 
 
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