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PA HR61
Resolution
Status
4/9/2025
Primary Sponsor
Robert Merski
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AI Summary
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Designates April 18, 2025, as "Erie Day" in Pennsylvania to commemorate the date in 1795 when the General Assembly authorized surveying land near Presque Isle that would become the City of Erie
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April 18, 1795 marks when legislation passed to survey land on Lake Erie's southeastern shore and resolve the Pennsylvania-New York boundary
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Erie was established as a borough on March 29, 1805, then incorporated as a city on April 14, 1851
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The city was named for the Native American Erie people who inhabited the area until the mid-17th century
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Erie is currently the fifth most populous city in Pennsylvania with a 2020 census population of 94,831
Legislative Description
Designating April 18, 2025, as "Erie Day" in Pennsylvania.
Last Action
Adopted (199-4)
4/9/2025