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[4] [5] A total of 2 to 4 acres (1 to 2 ha) of land overlooking the entrance to the channel into Presque Isle Bay was ceded by Brigadier General John Kelso of the Pennsylvania militia on April 2, 1811 for the lighthouse. [6] [7] Both the construction of the Buffalo Main Light and the Erie Land Light were delayed until 1818. [5] On a pre-1914 ...
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Erie: First lighthouse on the Great Lakes built in the U.S. Current tower constructed in 1867 after the first two were demolished due to foundation problems. Deactivated in 1899, and now the centerpiece of a city park. 13: Erie Masonic Temple: Erie Masonic Temple: August 31, 2020 : 32 West 8th St.
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The annual fireworks display returns to Dobbins Landing one day before the July 4 holiday.
The first two U.S. lighthouses on the Great Lakes were completed in 1818—one in Buffalo, New York and the Erie Land Light at the entrance to Presque Isle Bay. [9] Ownership of the Presque Isle peninsula that formed the bay was transferred from a sailors' hospital to the federal government on May 17, 1871 "for the purposes of national defense ...
The American Meteor Society reported 436 sightings of the fireball, which was seen from northern Michigan to North Carolina, and Kentucky to western New York, around 7 p.m. Monday. The fireball's ...
Land Lighthouse Park is a park along the shoreline of Lake Erie just east of Presque Isle peninsula. The Erie Land Light, Lake Front Drive Park, and McCarty Playground are all situated within this same location at the foot of Dunn Boulevard and Lighthouse Road, just off East Lake Road (Alternate Route 5). (Ward 1)