Custom House Opening Anticipated

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Custom House Opening Anticipated When the Custom House of Erie opens this spring, one of the chief goals will be to eventually establish a maritime museum there. Michael J. Ripton, director of Historic Sites and Properties and acting director of the Bureau of Museums for the Penn­sylvania Historical and Museum Commission, recently in­spected progress at the Custom House. Ripton is enthusiastic about the Custom House, which...
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Erie County: Where Geography Has Shaped History

Posted by on Nov 28, 2013 in | Comments Off on Erie County: Where Geography Has Shaped History Erie County forms the northwest corner of the state, bounded by Lake Erie on the northwest, the states of Ohio and New York on the west and east respectively and parts of Warren and Crawford counties on the east and south. Historically the county was divided into two sections. The sou them region of 259 ,000 acres fell within the original land grant to William Penn. The northern portion of...
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