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The party charged with this duty repaired to the little peninsula where is now the city of Erie, and there built a log fort which they called Presque Isle.
A School History of the United States John Bach McMaster 1892
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They did it for the old folks in Presque Isle, Maine, and White River Junction, Vt. They did it for the baby boomers in North Conway, N.H., and Groton, Mass.
October 2004 2004
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Perry arrived at Erie, then known as Presque Isle, in March, 1813.
The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country Henry Mann
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This was then called Presque Isle, but is now the site of the city of
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The battle of Fallen Timbers was fought on the 20th of August, 1794, on the banks of the Maumee, near a rising ground called Presque Isle, about two miles south of the present Maumee City, and four miles from the
Stories Of Ohio William Dean Howells 1878
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No, this Pinot Gris is from Pennsylvania, from grapes picked a few miles from Lake Erie and pressed at a little winery there called Presque Isle Wine Cellars.
ErieBlogs 2009
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Yes | No | Report from Presque Isle wrote 31 weeks 17 hours ago
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He had been at Fort Le Boeuf when Marin died and commanded there until relieved by Legardeur, when he took command at Presque Isle.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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Duquesne ordered Marin to keep 300 of the fittest men to garrison Presque Isle and Le Boeuf and send the rest home.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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Yes | No | Report from Presque Isle wrote 31 weeks 17 hours ago
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