sail training vessel, meaning she is not always present at the museum for deck tours. Oftentimes during the warmer months, she can be found in ports across the Great Lakes. Indoor exhibits Former General Electric steam-powered electricity generating station from the Pennsylvania Electric Company's Front Street station. Julian Oliver Davidon's epic painting of the Battle of Lake Erie is on display on the main floor. The masterpiece focuses on the climax of the Battle of Lake Erie. Painted from 1885–87, the artwork captures the Brig Niagara, "Crossing the T" and opening fire on both and thereby leading to the British surrender at Put-In-Bay, the first time in world history that an entire British squadron surrendered to their enemy. The Battle of Lake Erie exhibit covers a thematic background, featuring information about the issues behind the War of 1812, size differences between the American, British, and Canadian forces, Uniforms, and why Erie, Pennsylvania was chosen for building the American Great Lakes fleet. The centerpiece exhibit on the first floor of the museum features a reconstruction of the midships section of . The replicated Lawrence, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's first flagship during the Battle of Lake Erie, comes complete with mast, spars and rigging to foster hands-on learning in the ways of sail handling. Another display is the adjoining section of the Lawrence replica that has been blasted with live ammunition from the current Niagaras own carronades at the National Guard training facility in Fort Indiantown Gap, near Harrisburg. This "live fire" exhibit of Lawrence recreates the carnage inflicted upon both ships and men during the Battle of Lake Erie and throughout the Age of Fighting Sail.Fighting Sail''' presents a life size upper-portion of a working mast taken directly from Niagara. This exhibit focuses on the construction of wooden sailing vessels, shipboard life, 19th Century Navy medicine, a gun deck recreation from Lawrence, building tools, knots, and more. USS Wolverine (formerly USS Michigan''), the United States Navy's first iron-hulled warship and 19th-20th century Navy. Other exhibits inside the museum include: Model Making, Lighthouses and Lifesaving in Erie, Lake Erie Fishing Industry, Joe Divell's Lake Diving, Maritime Archaeology, US Brig Niagara Reconstruction, etc. Location The museum, which adjoins the Raymond Blasco Erie County Library, is located at 150 East Front St. See also List of maritime museums in the United States List of museum ships References External links Erie Maritime Museum website 1998