Historic Lake Erie - Buffalo NY
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Don.Morfe
N 42° 53.063 W 078° 53.438
17T E 672255 N 4750134
Historic Lake Erie-Named for the Indian Nation of the Eries
who dwelt on these shores before 1634 when they
were conquered by the Iroquoian Confederacy.
Waymark Code: WM1357N
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/19/2020
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Historic Lake Erie-Named for the Indian Nation of the Eries
who dwelt on these shores before 1634 when they
were conquered by the Iroquoian Confederacy.
1641 – Earliest mention of the lake in writing of French missionaries.
1669 – First white man known to travel its waters was Louis Joliet.
1679 – La Salle’s “Griffon” first ship to sail the Great Lakes above Niagara.
1749 – Celeron’s Expedition voyaged south to claim Ohio Basin for France.
1758 – Gilbert Joncaire constructed earliest settlement at Buffalo Creek.
1759 – French were defeated and this region became a British possession.
1783 – Treaty of Paris – United States recognized by Great Britain.
1796 – Jay’s Treaty – British relinquished frontier posts on U.S. shores.
1813 – Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry victorious in Battle of Lake Erie.
1817 – Rush-Bagot Treaty – Naval armament on the Great Lakes restricted.
1818 – The “Walk-in-the-Water” first steamship on Lake Erie was launched.
1822 – Boundary established between United States and Canada.
1840 – 1860 – Immense tide of western emigration embarked from the fort.
1875 – 1925 – Great Lakes developed into largest fresh-water navigation system in world with Lake Erie its gateway between east and west.
1927 – Dedication of Peace Bridge at outlet of lake marked a century of unfortified peace between Great Britain and the United States.
Group that erected the marker: City of Buffalo, Abigail Fillmore Chapter National Society Daughter of the American Revolution.
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Erie Street
Located at the end of the breakwater separating Erie Bason Marina from the lake.
Buffalo, NY USA
14202
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