Photo: Port Allegany Marker

Photographer: Mike Wintermantel
Taken: May 30, 2022
Caption: Port Allegany Marker
Additional Description: Side B
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Kinzua Bridge State Park/Kinzua Sky Walk
296 Viaduct Road, Mt. Jewett
One of the Top 10 Most Scenic Skywalks in the World.” The Kinzua Sky Walk, standing 225 feet high, extends 624 feet into the Kinzua Gorge, offering stunning panoramic views. The skywalk features a partial glass floor. It is the reinvention of six of the historic Kinzua Viaduct towers left standing after the tornado of 2003 partially destroyed 11 of the viaduct's towers. At the park, tour the Kinzus Welcome Center, picnic, bike or hike the trails.

Smethport Mansion District
Route 6, West of Port Allegany
In the mid-1800s, oil and timber were big business in McKean County, thanks to the area's rich natural resources. Smethport served as both the governmental and financial center of the county, and by the 1880s, business leaders were building grand homes along Main, King and Green streets. Today, more than 30 of these historic homes still grace Victorian Smethport.

Eldred WW II Museum & Learning Center
201 Main Street, Eldred
During World War II, a munitions plant in Eldred produced mortar, fuses and bombs for Allied forces. Today, the Eldred WW II Museum preserves the era's history. View a life-size tank upon arrival; inside you will find life-size bunkers, thousands of artifacts from guns to patches, flags to uniforms, a working submarine periscope, and military vehicles. Learn about the exciting stories of American history, and the those who fought to make this country free.

Allegheny River
The Allegheny runs from its headwaters just east of Port Allegany north into New York, and then back into Pennsylvania, flowing in a southwest zigzag through Western Pennsylvania to Pittsburgh. It is 325 miles in length. The river offers miles of recreational water, flowing through forest valleys, around wilderness Islands and past rural landscapes. Paddle a canoe or kayak (local outfitters can set you up), fish for rainbow trout or walleye, or keep an eye out for bald eagies, osprey, river otters and other wildlife.

Allegheny Reservoir/Allegheny National Forest
Pennsylvania's only national forest spreads across 514,000+ acres, many of them covered by hardwood trees whose leaves turn spectacular colors each fail. The reservoir and the forest offer four seasons of outdoor recreation, including camping, fishing, boating, hunting, cycling and snowmobiling. Connect with nature along more than 600 miles of trails. From Kane, drive the 36-mile loop of the Longhouse National Scenic Byway.
Submitted: May 31, 2022, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Database Locator Identification Number: p658795
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