THE COMMODORE PERRY, Norwood
Greenwich Village’s, Perry Street, as well as Norwood’s Perry Avenue, are named for US naval hero Commodore Oliver H. Perry, who, after winning the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812, stated “we have met the enemy and he is ours,” later revised by Walt Kelly’s Pogo: “we have met the enemy and he is us.” [...]
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