{"id":23605,"date":"2020-06-20T07:49:45","date_gmt":"2020-06-20T12:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=23605"},"modified":"2022-07-08T06:08:11","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T11:08:11","slug":"finish-pa-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/finish-pa-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Finishing Pennsylvania, Part 3 (Northern Loop)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The initial push to capture a dozen remaining unvisited counties in Pennsylvania took a decidedly northern turn. This loop led nearly to the New York border. It also reduced my punch list by half while taking only 4 \u00bd driving hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m60!1m12!1m3!1d765199.7739370379!2d-79.08584019398339!3d41.48126384866292!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m45!3e0!4m4!2s41.13633%2C-78.69759!3m2!1d41.13633!2d-78.69758999999999!4m3!3m2!1d41.25246!2d-78.51241!4m4!2s41.36147%2C-78.23930!3m2!1d41.36147!2d-78.2393!4m4!2s41.66506%2C-78.08900!3m2!1d41.66506!2d-78.089!4m4!2s41.82677%2C-78.30683!3m2!1d41.826769999999996!2d-78.30682999999999!4m4!2s41.75860%2C-78.58745!3m2!1d41.7586!2d-78.58744999999999!4m4!2s41.69293%2C-79.02913!3m2!1d41.69293!2d-79.02913!4m4!2s41.61245%2C-78.97364!3m2!1d41.612449999999995!2d-78.97364!4m4!2s41.13633%2C-78.69759!3m2!1d41.13633!2d-78.69758999999999!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1592348002519!5m2!1sen!2sus\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" aria-hidden=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>New counties encountered: Elk; Cameron; Potter; McKean; Warren; and Forest.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Roadside Aliens<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/49986160257\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/49986160257_d24c86ddde_b.jpg\" alt=\"Aliens near Penfield, Pennsylvania. 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I&#8217;m always a sucker for weird roadside attractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A resident near Penfield took some repurposed store manikins, painted them green and set them up with an obsolete satellite dish in his yard to mimic a flying saucer crash. This sure beat having to take the old dish to the dump. I wouldn&#8217;t recommend driving out of the way to visit this &#8220;attraction&#8221; although I certainly didn&#8217;t mind pulling over as we passed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From there we traveled into Elk County. Ordinarily a visitor would stop at its most popular attraction, the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/elkcountryvisitorcenter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Elk Country Visitor Center<\/a>. However, we skipped it because a lot of it involved indoor space and a hay ride. Maybe we&#8217;ll try next time when we don&#8217;t have to worry about a coronavirus. We did drive through some of the elk viewing areas though. I saw a lot of deer but no elk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bucktail Monument<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/49985903381\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/49985903381_78ab8a5a2f_b.jpg\" alt=\"Bucktail Monument in Driftwood, Pennsylvania. Photo by howderfamily.com; (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Memorial to the Bucktail Regiment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone journeying through northeastern countryside naturally encounters a multitude of monuments to Union soldiers who fought in the Civil War. Towns large and small erected statues dedicated to their local resident heroes who answered the call and preserved the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tiny Driftwood, Pennsylvania had its &#8220;Bucktail&#8221; monument (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/4PYKAX7CDnauKxi56\" target=\"_blank\">map<\/a>). The Bucktails, a part of the 42nd Pennsylvania Infantry, consisted of lumbermen from the surrounding area who served from 1861 to 1864. The non-standard uniform of the soldier standing on the pedestal reflected that heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why would I stop there given the prevalence of similar statues all over the place? Because it gave me a chance to see Cameron County. Nobody goes to Cameron without a reason. It&#8217;s not on the way to anything, an Interstate Highway doesn&#8217;t pass through it, there aren&#8217;t any attractions. Barely 5,000 people live here, the fewest of any Pennsylvania county, and it has only one town of any significance. I practically had to stop there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Austin Dam Disaster<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/49985384543\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/49985384543_3dce4665c2_b.jpg\" alt=\"Ruins of the Austin Dam outside of Austin, Pennsylvania. Photo by howderfamily.com; (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Remnants of Austin Dam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We traveled next to neighboring Potter County. The dam for a paper mill burst here, upstream from the town of Austin in 1911. Seventy eight residents died in the resulting flood. Officials never removed the old dam. Maybe they wanted it to serve as a reminder. Maybe they thought it would be too difficult to cart way. I don&#8217;t know. The disaster did lead to legislation that tightened requirements for dam construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/austindam.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">memorial park<\/a> rests at the base of the ruins (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/CjiBwteJX8X2e5WC7\" target=\"_blank\">map<\/a>). Visitors can go right up to the structure and walk amongst the fractured concrete and twisted rebar. The park included shaded picnic tables under a stand of trees next to the creek that once filled the reservoir. We ate our lunch there, so serene it seemed difficult to imagine the disaster that happened on that spot a century earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lynn Hall<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/49986149412\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/49986149412_47bf1609a8_b.jpg\" alt=\"Lynn Hall near Port Allegany, Pennsylvania. Photo by howderfamily.com; (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Restoration underway at Lynn Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We pushed into McKean County, near the town of Port Allegany. Once again we came across an attraction on our direct route that deserved a stop, but probably unworthy of a detour otherwise. It was Lynn Hall, a former restaurant and dance hall built in the 1930&#8217;s in a Modernist Movement style (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/xqKfiihwE3BQsPRx8\" target=\"_blank\">map<\/a>). Does the photo of the structure remind anyone of Frank Lloyd Wright&#8217;s renowned <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=fallingwater&amp;client=firefox-b-1-d&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiXgYeh5Y7qAhVKlXIEHRDCCccQ_AUoAXoECCIQAw&amp;biw=1280&amp;bih=609\" target=\"_blank\">Fallingwater<\/a>? Maybe?  A passing resemblance? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lynnhallpa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lynn Hall website<\/a> mentioned,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;It was designed and built by Walter J. Hall \u2013\u2013 a self-taught practitioner of the style \u2013\u2013 who is best known as the builder of Frank Lloyd Wright\u2019s Falling Water. As the story goes, Wright visited Lynn Hall at the bequest of Edgar Kaufman after the original contractor walked off the project due to the complexity of Wright\u2019s design. Upon discovering Hall\u2019s building, Kaufman wrote in his letter to Wright, &#8216;We have our builder.&#8217; Hall accepted the challenge for the whopping salary of $50 a week.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Lynn Hall seemed to be undergoing restoration so we stopped only long enough to snap a couple of photographs. Like I said, a nice enough attraction on the way to something else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kinzua Viaduct<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/49986140182\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/49986140182_37936cb264_b.jpg\" alt=\"Kinzua Bridge State Park near Mount Jewett, Pennsylvania. Photo by howderfamily.com; (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Bridge to Nowhere<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We pushed deeper into McKean County. Next we arrived at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dcnr.pa.gov\/StateParks\/FindAPark\/KinzuaBridgeStatePark\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Kinzua Bridge State Park<\/a> near Mount Jewett (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/LbAwisc7Rf2zmwrW8\" target=\"_blank\">map<\/a>). Once an old railroad bridge crossed here. The New York, Lake Erie &amp; Western Railroad first spanned the gorge in 1881. A stronger bridge replaced it in 1900 and trains continued to use it well into the 1950&#8217;s. Railroads fell out of vogue and the abandoned viaduct became an impressive centerpiece for a state park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pennsylvania had plans to feature this in a rails-to-trails project. However, an F-1 tornado swept down the valley and destroyed most of the bridge in 2003. Rebuilding would be too expensive so the remaining structure became a skywalk and viewing platform instead. Trails lead down to the twisted metal ruins in the valley below for those who want to visit. Unfortunately we didn&#8217;t have enough time. I&#8217;d love to go back though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I couldn&#8217;t find anything interesting along the rest of our path. So we headed back to our home base, clipping Warren and Forest Counties along the way, bringing our total county count to six for the day. We called it a success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Articles in the Finishing Pennsylvania Series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=23570\">Planning<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=23593\">Positioning<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=23605\">Northern Loop<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=23607\">Western Loop<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>See Also: The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/albums\/72157714679318228\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Complete Photo Album<\/a> on Flickr<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The initial push to capture a dozen remaining unvisited counties in Pennsylvania took a decidedly northern turn. This loop led nearly to the New York border. It also reduced my punch list by half while taking only 4 \u00bd driving hours. New counties encountered: Elk; Cameron; Potter; McKean; Warren; and Forest. 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