You will find some interesting information on this page.

 

 

Founded in 1795 after purchase of the Erie Triangle

 

Flagship city- used to be called Gem City, some say for the sparkling bay

 

Home port of the Brig Niagara (reconstructed flagship of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry)

        Helped win the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812

        Reconstructed Niagara launched in 1989, floating museum and ambassador of Pennsylvania

 

 

4th largest city in Pennsylvania

 

Pennsylvania's only lake port city

 

More than 25% of jobs are in manufacturing

 

Over 10% of the nation's plastic injection molding is done in Erie

 

4 of the nation's Top 50 plastic companies are located in Erie

 

Erie's largest employer is General Electric Transportation Systems, manufacturer of

    locomotives

 

Presque Isle Bay is surrounded by a 7-mile     Lakes

        Land Lighthouse at the foot of Lighthouse Street in the City of Erie, built in 1818, replace

        in 1867

 

 

Presque Isle Lighthouse, built in 1872, is also a park employee residence

 

Name derived from Eriez Indians that spoke the Iroquois language

 

Erie County is home to Pat Monahan- lead singer of the Grammy winning band, Train.

    'Alice' from the Brady Bunch, Ann B. Davis, is a native of Erie

 

 

 Land area:

 City - 19.3 square miles

        County - 812.6 square miles

        Farmland - 167,634 acres

 

 

Major Employers:

 

    Blair Corp.

    Bliley Electric Co.

    Erie Homes for Children & Adults

    Erie Insurance Group

    Gannon University

    GE Transportation Systems

    Gertrude A. Barber Center

    Hamot Medical Center

    Lord Corp.

    Mercyhurst College

    Modern Industries Inc.

    National Fuel

    Port Erie Plastics

    St. Vincent Health Center

    Smith Meter Inc.

    Snap-Tite Inc.

    Telatron Marketing Group Inc.

    Times Publishing Co. Inc.

    Verizon

    Veterans Affairs Medical Center

 

   Erie Zoological Park and Botanical Garden of Northwestern Pennsylvania

        15-acres, attracts about 400,000 visitors per yr., more than 500 animals