Customer Service Center Ceiling Mural - Perry Click here to return to the Ceiling Mural page. Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry transfers his flag from the crippled Lawrence to the Niagara during the battle of Lake Erie. Perry's victory over the British fleet - immortalized in his report, "We have met the enemy and they are ours" - ensured that Detroit and Michigan remained a part of the United States.
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