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Misery Bay and the Perry Monument |
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Misery Bay was the temporary home of the fleet of ships commanded by Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry in the War of 1812.
Six of his nine vessels, including two brigs - the Niagara and the Lawrence - were constructed in Erie Bay using trees from the local vicinity, most likely from the peninsula. The shores and waters of Presque Isle protected Commodore Perry's fleet during construction. Commodore Perry and his men engaged the British in battle on September 10, 1813 at Put-in-Bay(near Sandusky Ohio). After the battle, Perry and his men remained in Misery Bay and Erie Harbor because of threats of another British uprising. During the winter of 1813-1814, many of Perry's men suffered from smallpox and were quarantined in Misery Bay. Many of them died and their bodies were buried in the adjacent pond known as Grave Yard Pond. The hulls of the Lawrence and the Niagara were sunk in Misery Bay to preserve and protect them from the weather. They were later raised, and the Niagara has been rebuilt and is docked at the foot of Holland Street. The Perry Monument on Crystal Point was built in 1926 to commemorate this significant battle during the War of 1812. Misery Bay received its name in remembrance of the hardships of that winter following the Battle of Lake Erie.
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