Our Family's Journey Through Time
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Corry is a city in northwestern Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 6,217 at the 2020 United States Census,[3] it is the second largest city in Erie County. Corry is a part of the Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city became famous in the late-19th and early-20th centuries for being the manufacturer of Climax locomotives.
History
Erie County was formed from parts of Allegheny County on March 12, 1800.[4] On May 27, 1861, tracks owned by the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad intersected with those of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad and was called the "Atlantic and Erie Junction".[5][6] Land at the junction was owned by Hiram Cory, who sold a portion to the Atlantic and Great Western in October 1861. The railroad built a ticket office at the junction and named it for Cory, but through a misspelling it became Corry.[5]
The combination of railroad growth and the discovery of oil in nearby Titusville contributed greatly to Corry's development. This boomtown was chartered as a borough in 1863 and designated as a city in 1866. Industry has played a big part in Corry's growth, and the Corry Area Historical Society maintains a museum where one of the Climax locomotives (the steam engine used in logging operations that brought fame to Corry) is on display.
Corry has been named a Tree City USA for seven consecutive years.[7]
The Corry Armory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
Latitude: 000000, Longitude: -79.640556Matches 1 to 2 of 2
Last Name, Given Name(s)  |
Death  |
Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bowen, Paul Arnold | 18 Sep 1990 | Corry, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States | I16560 |
| 2 | Smith, Elizabeth "Bessie" | 19 Jun 1998 | Corry, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States | I16559 |
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| Last Name, Given Name(s) |
Burial |
Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith, Elizabeth "Bessie" | 20 Jun 1998 | Corry, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States | I16559 |
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