Perry Square

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Oliver H. Perry
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Detailed image of Perry statue
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Eben Brewer
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Memorial to Erie County Civil War dead
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Fallen police officers of Erie

Perry Square is one of the series of city squares planned by famed surveyor Andrew Ellicott in downtown Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. The park diverts the flow of 6th Street for two wooded city blocks bisected by State Street, which separates the city's eastern and western halves. The park is bounded by French Street on the east and Peach Street on the west, while Park Row North and Park Row South carry 6th Street traffic around the northern and southern sides of the square. There is a gazebo in the center of the western block, and a fountain in the center of the eastern block.

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Adjacent to the park are Erie City Hall, the US Federal Court House, the Erie County Courthouse, Gannon University, the old Erie County Public Library, the Richford Arms (Ford Hotel), Erie Insurance Group, the Erie Club, and the North Park Row business block.

The park has hosted the Erie Farmers' Market since it moved from Griswold Park in the summer of 2008 due to major construction. Regional farmers pay a one-time fee to sell their produce weekly during the summer months. Music is played from the gazebo. [1] [2] (Ward 3)

A master plan for the redesign of the park was unveiled to the City Council on 5 February 2008. The plan, which has yet to be reviewed by the council or local businesses, proposes the removal of the gazebo and the installation of a stage on the west side of the park, while the fountain on the east side would be renovated. Park Row North and South would be narrowed to allow parking. State Street would gain a median. A tree clearing plan and new lighting was completed in summer 2008. [3] Additionally, the city recently received $380,000 in federal funding to be used in the park's renovations.

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Memorials and commemorations

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References

  1. Erie Farmers' Market website Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Geisler, Jennie, Erie Farmers' Market Moves to Perry Square, Erie Times-News, 27 March 2008, 6B
  3. Perry Square Could Shine Anew, by George Miller, Erie Times-News, 6 February 2008, 1A, 5A
  4. Bates, Samuel P., History of Erie County, Pennsylvania, Part III, Chapter VII

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