Comments on: Kinzua Dam In Warren Pa has History and Beauty

By: Denise

Denise — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:02:56 +0000

The Kinzua Dam is a beautiful area. The leaves are still offering a lot of color so its a great time to stop by. Enjoy your visit. Denise

By: Christine Roof

Christine Roof — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:08:50 +0000

I noticed several people asked about the reburial location of James Morrison, Sr. He is now buried at Willow Dale Cemetery located at 30 Hedgehog Lane in Bradford, PA. Attached is a link to information about his life as well as a picture of the grave marker.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=morrison&GScid=46649&GRid=28953120&

I am also a descendant of James Morrison and will be visiting the Kinzua Dam for the first time this weekend. Thanks to all of you for your personal stories and information on the area and how your families were affected by the building of the dam. Knowing this history will help make the trip more meaningful.

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Fall In Chautauqua NY and Warren County PA | Chautauqua | Chautauqua — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:41:24 +0000

[...] point. Many throughout the history on Warren PA have admired the hills and mini waterfalls in the Kinzua [...]

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:45:34 +0000

I just googled Carl & Emily’s, wondering if anyone else remembers the great dinners and the wonderful horseradish sauce they used to make. I was pleased to find the article on Corydon and Kinzua and know that many others still remember those places and at least a few still miss Carl and Emily’s! We lived in NY but my dad used to ride his bike down to Kinzua and Corydon when he was a kid, and it was many a Sunday dinner he took us to eat at Carl & Emily’s!

By: Cindy

Cindy — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:24:17 +0000

The Morrison’s were also relatives of mine. James Sr. was my 5x great grandfather. I am hoping to visit Kinzua again so I can visit the Cornplanter Cemetery. James Sr. might be found at the Willow Dale. I know Mary M Massa asked about the location in July 09. Let me know if my information is incorrect.
Cindy

By: Judi Miller

Judi Miller — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:07:48 +0000

Ronald, this is a great article on the “The Day the Sun Went Out”

http://www.bradfordlandmark.org/index.php?The%20Day%20the%20Sun%20Went%20Out%20In%20Bradford

By: Denise

Denise — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:38:32 +0000

Four of my family members worked on the dam doing backhoe work. They have many interesting stories to tell. Denise

By: Karlene Smith

Karlene Smith — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:25:57 +0000

My family came to the area as my father was the master mechanic on the dam project for Operating Engineers local 66 that helped build the dam.
As far as the cracks go there were lots of them!!
I remember call in the middle of the night to my father were he would have to leave in a hurry because they found another crack or one that was there was growing. They had another issue as they were putting reinforcement steel beans in the holes for the supports the long 20 to 30 foot steel beans would disappear. I have a friend whose father supplied the steel beans and he told her they used twice as many beans that were need. I remember they had engineers from Italy come in something about a swift underground river. I also remember the Seneca Indians doing dances and putting curses on the dam. John Cash wrote a song about Cornplanter, “were oh were will all his braves go” as a protest to the dam.
While building the dam my father had a broken arm and leg suffered several heart attacks and lost his right hand in a piece of machinery while making repairs (I believe in the curse). I can remember going with my mother to take him his “lunch pail” and see him at a top of a cranes arm sitting on top of the dam structure that was hanging out over what is now the spillway fixing the cable.
Mom and dad are both gone now but my family spends time kayaking and fishing the whole area.

By: Ronald Reigel

Ronald Reigel — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:39:57 +0000

I was born and raised in Kinzua ,left in 1960 went to Vietnam. I often wonder if anybody my age are still alive. like to hear , good or bad. kinzuakid09@live.com I use too live on river rd. across from quigleys. Does anyone remember the day when it turned black darker than midnite at noon what day what year. GOD BLESS!

By: Dick Spindler

Dick Spindler — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:15:26 +0000

Great information. Corydon corn and Carl and Emily’s Restaurant.