Smethport
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County seat for McKean County since 1807, when land agent Francis King surveyed town lots. The first cabin was built in 1811 by Arnold Hunter; but permanent settlement was delayed until 1822. First courthouse built in 1827.
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Thomas L. Kane
Kane, PA
Commander of the Civil war "Bucktail Regiment" and founder of the borough of Kane.
Seneca Spring
Kane, PA
This spring, 200 yards SW of here, was a stopping place on the ancient Indian trail which crossed the Big Level on the way south.
Port Allegany
Port Allegany, PA
Travel point since pioneer days, when travelers coming overland from the Susquehanna continued by water from "Canoe Place.
Ceres
Ceres (just S of NY border), PA
One mile south of here the first permanent white settlement within present McKean County was made in 1798 by Francis King, agent and...
Tidewater Pipe Co.
Coryville, PA
Opposite here was station no. 1 of the first pipe line to carry oil across the Alleghenies.