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In 1795, Colonel Seth Reed and his family, natives of Uxbridge, Massachusetts, moved here from Geneva, New York, to become the first European settlers of Erie. Reed erected a log cabin at the mouth of Mill Creek, becoming the first permanent building in Erie. Reed's other sons, Rufus S. Reed and George W. Reed, came to Erie later in the year.
814 and 582. FIPS code. 42-24000. Website. cityof.erie.pa.us. Erie (/ ˈɪəri /; EER-ee) is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in Pennsylvania and the most populous in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 at the 2020 census ...
716–728 State Street. 42°07′40″N 80°05′04″W / 42.1278°N 80.0844°W / 42.1278; -80.0844 (Boston Store) Erie. Art Deco department store completed in 1931; largest and most prominent department store of the 20th century in Erie. [7] 4. Cashier's House and Coach House. Cashier's House and Coach House.
The Erie people were also known as the Eriechronon, Yenresh, Erielhonan, Eriez, Nation du Chat, and Riquéronon. [citation needed] They were also called the Chat ("Cat" in French) or "Long Tail", referring, possibly, to the raccoon tails worn on clothing; however, in Native American cultures across the Eastern Woodlands, the terms "cat" and "long tail" tend to be references to a mythological ...
Erie County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the northernmost county in Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 270,876. [1] Its county seat is Erie. [2] The county was created in 1800 and later organized in 1803. [3] The county is part of the Northwest Pennsylvania region of the state.
Environment, Government & Politics 20th Century. Drake Well Park. November 20, 1946. PA 8 just south of Union City. 41°53′22″N 79°50′50″W / 41.88958°N 79.84712°W / 41.88958; -79.84712 (Drake Well Park) Roadside. Business & Industry, Oil & Gas. Edinboro State College. May 31, 1968.
William Himrod, iron industry pioneer and abolitionist. Warren Kitzmiller, Vermont state legislator. Michael Liebel, Jr., Mayor of Erie 1906–1911; Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania 1915–1917. Reinhard Liebel, President of South Erie Iron Works; member of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Common ...
Mario S. Bagnoni (April 2, 1922 – August 5, 2005) was named honorary Mayor of Erie for a day in June 2005. He served eight terms (32 years) on the Erie City Council and was five times elected president of the council. The Mario S. Bagnoni Council Chambers, located in Erie City Hall, were posthumously named in his honor in September 2005. [46]