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Kane, Pennsylvania
Kane is a borough in McKean County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, 87 miles (140 km) east-southeast of Erie. It was founded in 1864 by Civil War General Thomas L. Kane of the famous Bucktail Regiment. In the early part of the 20th century, Kane had large glass works, bottle works, lumber mills, and manufactures of brush handles, saws, cutlery, screen doors and windows. The population peaked in the 1920s but has since declined to 3,630 people as of the 2020 census.
Kane was founded by Brigadier General Thomas L. Kane and his wife Elizabeth Denniston Wood Kane, M.D. Thomas L. Kane was the second son of Judge John Kintzing Kane of Philadelphia, a prominent associate of Presidents Jackson and Polk.
In 1846, then-Colonel Kane aided the Mormons on their flight west from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Great Salt Lake; he arranged for them to winter on Indian lands near Council Bluffs, Iowa. In 1858, Colonel Kane prevented the "Utah War" between 2,500 US Army soldiers, under A.S. Johnston, and the Mormons, under Kane's personal friend, Brigham Young.
Thomas L. Kane was offered the Utah territorial governorship, but insisted that the position go to Brigham Young. Although never a religious convert to the Latter-day Saints, General Kane remained a personal, political, and legal adviser to Brigham Young until Young's death. General Kane's older brother was Elisha Kent Kane, America's most prominent Arctic explorer before the Civil War. The General's wife and three of their four children became physicians in Kane. Their oldest son, Evan O'Neill Kane, M.D., demonstrated the efficacy of local anesthesia on two occasions by performing surgery on himself—once repairing an inguinal hernia, and once removing his own appendix.
The Kane mansion, Anoatok, Kane Armory, Thomas L. Kane Memorial Chapel, and the New Thomson House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Due to its elevation, Kane had many summer vacationers in the 1950s and 1960s who stayed there for various periods during the late summer and fall months to avoid the effects of hay fever and allergies present at lower elevations in the days before air conditioning was prevalent.
On May 31, 1985, a tornado destroyed many homes in Kane and neighboring East Kane. The F4 tornado passed through the town at approximately 8:15 PM. There were 3 deaths as a result of this tornado. This is the worst natural disaster in Kane's history.
Kane is located in southwestern McKean County at an elevation of over 2,000 feet (610 m). U.S. Route 6 passes through the borough as Biddle Street and North Fraley Street; it leads northeast 11 miles (18 km) to Mount Jewett and northwest 27 miles (43 km) to Warren. The city of Erie is 87 miles (140 km) to the northwest via US-6. Pennsylvania Route 66 has its northern terminus in Kane and leads southwest 50 miles (80 km) to Clarion. Pennsylvania Route 321 passes through the eastern part of the borough as Hacker Street and Brick Yard Road; it leads southeast 8 miles (13 km) to Wilcox and northwest 9 miles (14 km) to the Kinzua Creek arm of the Allegheny Reservoir.
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Kane, Pennsylvania
Kane is a borough in McKean County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, 87 miles (140 km) east-southeast of Erie. It was founded in 1864 by Civil War General Thomas L. Kane of the famous Bucktail Regiment. In the early part of the 20th century, Kane had large glass works, bottle works, lumber mills, and manufactures of brush handles, saws, cutlery, screen doors and windows. The population peaked in the 1920s but has since declined to 3,630 people as of the 2020 census.
Kane was founded by Brigadier General Thomas L. Kane and his wife Elizabeth Denniston Wood Kane, M.D. Thomas L. Kane was the second son of Judge John Kintzing Kane of Philadelphia, a prominent associate of Presidents Jackson and Polk.
In 1846, then-Colonel Kane aided the Mormons on their flight west from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Great Salt Lake; he arranged for them to winter on Indian lands near Council Bluffs, Iowa. In 1858, Colonel Kane prevented the "Utah War" between 2,500 US Army soldiers, under A.S. Johnston, and the Mormons, under Kane's personal friend, Brigham Young.
Thomas L. Kane was offered the Utah territorial governorship, but insisted that the position go to Brigham Young. Although never a religious convert to the Latter-day Saints, General Kane remained a personal, political, and legal adviser to Brigham Young until Young's death. General Kane's older brother was Elisha Kent Kane, America's most prominent Arctic explorer before the Civil War. The General's wife and three of their four children became physicians in Kane. Their oldest son, Evan O'Neill Kane, M.D., demonstrated the efficacy of local anesthesia on two occasions by performing surgery on himself—once repairing an inguinal hernia, and once removing his own appendix.
The Kane mansion, Anoatok, Kane Armory, Thomas L. Kane Memorial Chapel, and the New Thomson House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Due to its elevation, Kane had many summer vacationers in the 1950s and 1960s who stayed there for various periods during the late summer and fall months to avoid the effects of hay fever and allergies present at lower elevations in the days before air conditioning was prevalent.
On May 31, 1985, a tornado destroyed many homes in Kane and neighboring East Kane. The F4 tornado passed through the town at approximately 8:15 PM. There were 3 deaths as a result of this tornado. This is the worst natural disaster in Kane's history.
Kane is located in southwestern McKean County at an elevation of over 2,000 feet (610 m). U.S. Route 6 passes through the borough as Biddle Street and North Fraley Street; it leads northeast 11 miles (18 km) to Mount Jewett and northwest 27 miles (43 km) to Warren. The city of Erie is 87 miles (140 km) to the northwest via US-6. Pennsylvania Route 66 has its northern terminus in Kane and leads southwest 50 miles (80 km) to Clarion. Pennsylvania Route 321 passes through the eastern part of the borough as Hacker Street and Brick Yard Road; it leads southeast 8 miles (13 km) to Wilcox and northwest 9 miles (14 km) to the Kinzua Creek arm of the Allegheny Reservoir.
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