The Mifflin County Native who was an Unsung Hero in the Battle of Lake Erie

American History followers are no doubt familiar with Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's important victory in the Battle of Lake Erie on September 10, 1813. But few people realize the defeat of the British on that day during the War of 1812 was in no small part, accomplished through a Mifflin County man by the name of Daniel Dobbins.