Erie Triangle

Erie Triangle
Nickname: 
The Triangle Lands
Black line indicates southern border of Erie Triangle within Erie County
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyErie
Largest cityErie, Pennsylvania
Purchased1792
Area
 • Total
300 sq mi (780 km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)

The Erie Triangle is a roughly 300-square-mile (780-square-kilometre) tract of land that was the subject of several competing colonial-era claims. It was eventually acquired by the U.S. federal government and sold to Pennsylvania so that the state would have access to a freshwater port on Lake Erie. The Erie Triangle land makes up a large portion of present-day Erie County, Pennsylvania.

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