Kinzua Point

Scenic overlook of the Allegheny Reservoir facing the location of the former town on Kinzua (beneath the reservoir).

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Kinzua, PA 1949

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Old topographic maps from before the flooding. Contemporary DRG map can be seen by dragging the transparency slider above. 

Kinzua Before Flooding April 1964

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Kinzua Before Flooding April 1964

Roughly 10,000 acres of farmland and several small villages including the Cornplanter Tract would be forever flooded after completion of the Kinzua Dam on December 13, 1965. This picture of Kinzua a year before shows the demolition of most of the village and the construction of the James Morrison Kinzua Bridge in April 1964.

A bridge named after him, too | News, Sports, Jobs – Times Observer

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A bridge named after him, too | News, Sports, Jobs – Times Observer

James Morrison, who moved with his family to Warren County about 1800, is believed to have been the first permanent settler of Kinzua Township. Previously, Morrison had rendered active service during the Revolutionary War, having engaged in combat at Staten Island in 1776 and in the crucial victory at Trenton on the day after Christmas. In recognition of the firesight, courage and independence of this early Pennsylvania pioneer, the General Assembly hereby recognizes his achievements by affixing his name to a bridge in his adopted Warren County.