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Erie (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 42 07 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.1167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 080 05 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -80.0833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Lake Erie on natural harbor; was in territory of Erie Indians; original French fort destroyed during Pontiac Conspiracy of 1763; purchased by federal government after Revolution; grew with opening of Erie & Pittsburgh Canal and railway. |
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| Erie (preferred,C,V)
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............ | named for Erie Indians, who originally inhabited the region |
| Fort-Presque-Isle (H,V)
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............ | name of fort built here by the French in 1753 |
| City Of Erie (C,V)
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Erie (county) (P) |
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Erie (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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area was inhabited by Amerindians before arrival of French settlers in 1750s; town was laid out in 1795 |
| city (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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since 1803 |
| educational center (C) |
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seat of several colleges |
| industrial center (C) |
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had early iron foundries, now also produces electrical equipment, machinery, paper & railroad equipment |
| mining center (C) |
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for bog ore from the bay swamps |
| port (C) |
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Pennsylvania's only port on the St. Lawrence Seaway, strategic shipping point for lumber, coal, grain, iron & chemicals |
| shipbuilding center (C) |
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| battlefield (H) |
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home of most of fleet used to defeat British in Battle of Lake Erie on September 10, 1813 |
| refugee center (H) |
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was important station on Underground Railway for runaway slaves |
| fort (H) |
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1754-1763 |
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