Erie County

Erie County is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Erie, Erie County, dedicated 1981.

Erie County Courthouse, W. 6th St. between Peach & Sassafras, Erie

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Formed March 12, 1800 from Allegheny County. Named for Lake Erie, which took its own name from the Erie Indians. Erie, the county seat, was laid out 1795; made a city in 1851. Ships of Perry's fleet which won the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie were built here.

Maps this old were drawn largely by eye, so places on them can sit miles from where they really are. The pin is ours and marks the marker's location today.

TodayHistorical map

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1792 · A Map Of The State Of Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1794 · Pensylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1794 · A new and general map of the middle dominions belonging to the United States of America… (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1795 · Pennsylvania (Lewis, 1795) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1795 · State of Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Pennsylvania (Lewis, 1795), 1795, covering the location of Erie County, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Pennsylvania (Lewis, 1795), 1795, covering this location. Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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