Perry Square - Statues

Statues

  • A statue of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, commander of the US Naval Fleet in the Battle of Lake Erie and hero of the War of 1812, stands at the east (French Street) end of the park, facing approaching traffic on East 6th Street. It was erected on 23 August 1985 on the bicentennial of Perry's birth. It's a reasonably good copy of the original 1885 Perry statue found in Newport, RI.
  • A statue of Eben Brewer (1849-14 July 1898), first mail agent of the United States in Cuba, was erected by United States postal employees to memorialize his service. The statue was dedicated at the postmasters convention in 1907. Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museum
  • A statue of a Union soldier and a sailor, both standing, serves as a memorial to those from Erie County who gave their lives to save the Union. It stands at the west (Peach Street) end of the park, facing approaching traffic on West 6th Street.
  • A memorial to Anthony Wayne, American Revolutionary War hero, consisting of a pair of cannon facing opposite directions mounted on a stone, was erected by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) in 1902.
  • A base without a statue is etched with the words: Presented to the City of Erie by Geo. D. Selden on 30 May 1893. This base is very likely linked to the Erie City Iron Works, of which George Selden was president and George D. Selden was treasurer.

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