April 27, 1850- The Anthony Wayne set sail from Toledo, Ohio. While in route to Buffalo, the ship stopped in Sandusky, Ohio to pick up cargo and passengers and from there headed toward Cleveland. The ship sank when two starboard boilers exploded making it one of Lake Erie's oldest shipwrecks. There were approximately 80-100 passengers aboard and the wreck claimed 38. It was found by shipwreck divers from CLUE April of 2007. (Erie Reader page 9 by Julie Hedglin)
May 1 1835- Col. Orpheus S. Woodward was born in Harborcreek. He enlisted in the Civil War effort in April of 1861 and was assigned to the 90-day "Erie Regiment," but it was disbanded. He was then selected as captain of the 83rd Pennsylvania regiment. Capt. Woodward fought in the bloody battle of Gettysburg, after which he was promoted to colonel. His leg was amputated do to injuries he sustained at Wilderness. Before the war, Woodward attended the Waterford Academy and the Northwestern State Normal School. (Erie Reader page 9 by Julie Hedglin)
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