Charles Vernon Gridley Monument

A Monument to a forgotten Erie Hero.

Set within a park, this overlooked monument to Erie's link to fame in the Spanish-American War, recalls Charles Vernon Gridley's famous link to Admiral Dewey: "You may fire when ready Gridley!", at t...

A bit of little known military history minutia hidden in a local cemetary.

Admiral Dewey gave the order to the commander of the USS Olympia at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish American War that resulted in one of the US Navy's most significant victories. "You may ...

A monument from the Spanish–American War.

This is quite an old monument. It's a reminder of Charles Vernon Gridley. Who is he? This shows how old this monument is. Most of the people in Erie, don't even remember him. Briefly, he was a...