Howard Zahniser
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Conservationist and architect of the National Wilderness Preservation System Act of 1964. Although he died four months before President Lyndon Johnson signed the bill his efforts led to the preservation of over 100 million acres across the nation. Zahniser was born in Franklin, Pa., and Tionesta became his hometown.
An advocate for preserving wilderness area, he was executive director of The Wilderness Society & editor of its journal.
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Goschgoschink
Name applied at the time of Zeisberger's arrival in 1767 to all three of the refugee Indian towns.
Forest County
Tionesta, PA
Formed April 11, 1848 from Jefferson County.
Lawunakhannek
Name of Indian mission near here, at which the first Protestant church building west of the Allegheny Mountains was built by Zeisberger...
Indian Paths
Across the river here paths led over the hills to Oil Creek.
Hickory Town
Site across the river of Zeisberger's "Middle Town," later called Hickory Town.