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Capt. Daniel Dobbins
(1776-1856)
Daniel Dobbins, by any account, knew Lake Erie and the land around it. That
knowledge was instrumental in his success building the fleet here that won
the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813. That battle, said Walter Rybka, senior
captain of the U.S. Brig Niagara, ensured that the War of 1812 ended with
the United States regaining the Michigan territories
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Dr. Gertrude Barber (1911-2000)
Gertrude Barber lived at the forefront of her field. She founded what is now
the Barber National Institute in the early 1950s to help disabled children
receive education and support -- an idea many at that time opposed.
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Harry T. Burleigh (1866-1949)
Harry T. Burleigh's fame came as a church singer in New York City -- but
that recognition came after he had already established himself as a top
musician in Erie. But before those later-life achievements, he made a name
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Col. John Boyd (1927-1997)
For Erie native John Boyd, an early career as an Air Force pilot led to
greater renown as a military strategist. Boyd entered the Air Force during
World War II with a love of flying. He later fought in the Korean War.
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Dr. Paul A. Siple (1908-1968)
Antarctic explorer Paul Siple wanted to learn about everything. On his first
trip to Antarctica, as a 19-year-old Boy Scout accompanying Cmdr. Richard
Byrd's 1928-31 exploration, Siple fell in love with a place that let him
study many fields of science, said Siple's daughter, Jane DeWitt, who lives
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