When Congress passed the Enabling Act of 1802, which authorized Ohio to begin the process of becoming a U. S. state, the language defining Ohio's northern boundary differed slightly from that used in the Northwest Ordinance: the border was to be " an east and west line drawn through the southern extreme of Lake Michigan, running east ... until it shall intersect Lake Erie or the territorial line Canada ; thence with the same, through Lake Erie to the Pennsylvania line aforesaid.

When counties were established in New York State in 1683 present-day Erie County was Indian territory and was not part of New York.

When Jack was 15, his father got a job in greater Cleveland with the Erie Railroad.

When the Clinton post office was established in 1829, the town was named for DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York and the primary impetus behind the then-newly completed Erie Canal.

When the Erie Canal was originally constructed it passed through what would become Menands.

When the Erie Canal opened, the farm, through which the canal passed at the Canawaugus Road, was sold to become the first village lots.

When the section of the Ohio and Erie Canal between Cleveland and Akron was completed in 1827, Dunham Road provided access to the Canal.

When construction of the Ohio & Erie Canal came through Dove's wheat field, he wanted to sue the state.

" When Moe asks him to spell it, he switches course, and says " Make that Lake Erie.

When the War of 1812 started, the troops stationed at Fort Erie were caught off guard due to the fort being in the middle of rebuilding.

When first recognized in 1980, it included just the park, Webster Street and the Historic Track, but in 2004 its boundaries were extended to include many of the historic buildings on Main Street north to Erie Street and the block south of the park to Green Street.

An allusion to its location comes during " When Petes Collide ", when the Petes ' father runs four hours to the Canadian border to get rid of his bowling ball, Rolling Thunder ( Wellsville, in reality, is approximately two hours from the Canadian border at Fort Erie by car ).

When the Wisconsin Glacier melted 14, 000 years ago, part of the meltwaters formed the proglacial Lake Maumee, the ancestor to Lake Erie.

When the bridge opened, Buffalo and Fort Erie each became the chief port of entry to their respective countries from the other.

When the Erie Canal was first built, the Tonawanda Creek was the source of water for the western section of the Canal

When the Erie Canal was redesigned and reconstructed to form the New York State Barge Canal in the early 20th century, the engineers made use of natural rivers and lakes where possible.

When it was designated in 1926, it only ran east of Erie, Pennsylvania, and roughly fit into the overall grid ( though the diagonal routing of U. S. Route 20 through Erie places it north of US 6 ).

When the Welland Pirates relocated to Erie, Pennsylvania in 1995, they were renamed the " Erie SeaWolves.

When the Erie SeaWolves debuted as a New York-Penn League team in 1995, their original colors were Columbia blue, black, and orange.

When the derecho crossed Lake Erie, the storm capsized many boats and one man was killed.

When he died in 1853, at age 82, he had been visited at his historic home on Lake Erie by General Isaac Brock, Francis Gore, Mrs. Anna Jameson, Sir Peregrine Maitland, Sir John Colborne, Chief Justice Sir John Beverley Robinson, his brother the Honourable Peter Robinson, Dr. William Dunlop, Bishops Stuart and Strachan, Sir George Arthur, the Duke of Richmond, Lord Aylmer and many others.

When Stanford was Governor of California, the Legislature passed on April 22, 1863, " An Act to Authorize the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco to take and subscribe One Million Dollars to the Capital Stock of the Western Pacific Rail Road Company and the Central Pacific Rail Road Company of California and to provide for the payment of the same and other matters relating thereto " ( which was later amended by Section Five of the " Compromise Act " of April 4, 1864 ).

When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board.

When the South Branch and North Branch connect to form just the Kalamazoo River, it then flows through the rest of Calhoun County.

When the Missouri Mormons were later asked to leave Clay County in 1836, they secured land in what would become Caldwell County.

When the Raiders moved back from Los Angeles in 1995, the city of Oakland and the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority agreed to sell Personal Seat Licenses ( PSLs ) to help pay for the renovations to their stadium.

When Stockholm County Museum made an archaeological excavation at Broby bro, in 1995, they found three graves.

When counties were established in New York State in 1683, the present Washington County was part of Albany County.

When counties were established in the Province of New York in 1683, the present Broome County was part of Albany County.

When counties were established in New York State in 1683, the present Cattaraugus County was part of Albany County.

When counties were established in the Province of New York in 1683, the present Cayuga County was part of Albany County.

When counties were established in New York State in 1683, the present Clinton County was part of Albany County.

When counties were established in what is now the American state of New York in 1683, the present Chenango County was part of Albany County.

When counties were established in New York State in 1683, the present Cortland County was part of Albany County, which encompassed the northern part of New York State and all of the present State of Vermont, as well as indeterminate territory to west.

When counties were established in New York State in 1683, the present area of Delaware County was divided between Albany and Ulster Counties.

When counties were established in New York State in 1683, the present Essex County was part of Albany County.

When they were closer and he saw that one was a woman, he was more puzzled than ever.

When the meal was ready, he told Jones to wash up, and going into the front room, woke the girl.

When they reached their neighbor's house, Pamela said a few polite words to Grace and kissed Melissa lightly on the forehead, the impulse prompted by a stray thought -- of the type to which she was frequently subject these days -- that they might never see one another again.

When he regained consciousness he was in Lord's house, in the office of Doctor Lord, the deputy's deceased father.

When it was followed by a second, whining even closer, Cobb swerved sharply aside into a depression.

When the sea was visible ahead of them, the relief was as great as if the sun had come out.

When she appeared at the store to help out for a few hours even my looking at her was surreptitious lest my Uncle notice it.

When our eyes met the air was filled with an unuttered message of `` Me, too ''.

`` When I was in college '', I grinned, `` I remember a poem I had to read in my lit class.

When they got to Shillong, in Assam, he was happy.

`` When I came up, damnit, I thought I was going down.

When he awoke in the mornings, she was in his mind and he could hardly wait to get to school to be near her in the flesh.

When he came back to the schoolhouse, his mind was made up.

When he finally left the sinister mansion on Perdido Street, he was carried out in a coroner's basket.

When he was eight he began violin lessons.

When the possibility that he had not given reconsideration to so weighty a decision seemed to disconcert his questioners, Mr. Eisenhower was known to make his characteristic statement to the press that he was not going to talk about the matter any more.

When he was stripped, deloused and numbered by his guards, his much-thumbed sketchbook was seized and thrown on a pile of prisoners' goods to be confiscated.

When her right hand was incapacitated by the rheumatism, Sadie learned to write with her left hand.

When Harold Arlen returned to California in the winter of 1944, it was to take up again a collaboration with Johnny Mercer, begun some years before.

When he was fifteen John H. Mercer turned out his first song, a jazzy little thing he called `` Sister Susie, Strut Your Stuff ''.

When he heard that Paul Whiteman was looking for singers to replace the Rhythm Boys, Mercer applied and got the job, `` not for my voice, I'm sure, but because I could write songs and material generally ''.