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Gas, oil, lumber: McKean County, Pennsylvania

December 27, 2006 - 5:30pm — Storytrax

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McKean County
Smethport, PA
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McKean County, PA was formed on March 26, 1804 out of Lycoming County. Named for Pennsylvania Governor Thomas McKean. Smethport, the county seat, was incorporated in 1853. From this area, the "Bucktails," a famed Civil War regiment from north central Pennsylvania, assembled in 1861. Oil, gas, and lumber spurred the county's early economic growth.


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