Allegany State Park in Coldspring in Cattaraugus County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Wolf Run Cemetery

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 8, 2024

1. Wolf Run Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Used by former Wolf Run community ca. 1899-ca. 1929. Civil War veteran W. Zibble & Carnahan family buried here. North.4 mi near clearing.

Erected 2024 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation and Allegany State Park Historical Society. (Marker Number 1052.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.

Location. 42° 1.347′ N, 78° 53.338′ W. Marker is in Coldspring, New York, in Cattaraugus County. It is in Allegany State Park. It is on Wolf Run Road 1.6 miles south of East Bank Perimeter Road (New York State Route 280), on the right when traveling south. The only sign for Wolf Run Road is "Dead End". Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Salamanca NY 14779, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Southern Tier.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North

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Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Roll of Honor (approx. 3.2 miles away in Pennsylvania); Gyantwahia (approx. 3.3 miles away in Pennsylvania); Allegany State Park's Fancher Cabin (approx. 4 miles away); The Tornado / Forest Succession (approx. 4.1 miles away); Allegany State Park's Oldest Cabin (approx. 4.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 6 miles away); The School in the Forest (approx. 6.3 miles away); Site of First Wild Turkey Trap & Transfer Program (approx. 8.2 miles away).

More about this marker. The Wolf Run area of Allegany State Park is undeveloped. No buildings are on the road. Beware of hunters in season.

Regarding Wolf Run Cemetery. Though this cemetery has in later years come to be known as Carnahan Cemetery, it is called Wolf Run Cemetery in obituaries, except for the last person

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 8, 2024

2. Wolf Run Cemetery Marker

southward view

interred, for which it was called Elko Cemetery after the Town of Elko which covered this area until the town was dissolved in 1965.

The first known burial in Wolf Run Cemetery was Herman Delos Carnahan who died 29 December 1899. His house on Wolf Run had caught fire. After removing household effects, he collapsed at his neighboring son’s house. He left a wife and nine children.

Glenn Carnahan, while delivering milk at Quaker Bridge in a horse-drawn wagon, was struck by a fast southbound Pennsylvania Railroad train. He was but 11 years old. Quaker Bridge was generally located at the present man-made Quaker Lake in the park, where the Quakers - or Friends - had operated a school. The railroad ran adjacent to the Allegany River, now the Allegany Reservoir. The Kinzua Dam in Pennsylvania created the reservoir.

William Zibble is the only known veteran in the cemetery. He served in Pennsylvania Independent Company C, “Warren’s Rifles”, in the Civil War (Warren for Warren County, PA). The unusually unnumbered unit was the result of an oversubscription of recruits for a different unit. He enlisted in 1862 and served for three years as

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 8, 2024

3. Wolf Run Cemetery Marker

The trail to the cemetery is at the left. It was partially mowed for this marker dedication day.

a Private. He was a member of Henry F. Whipple Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Post #651 in Onoville, NY, on the opposite bank on the Allegany River. The G.A.R. was the largest Civil War veterans organization. On the marker dedication day, the G.A.R. flagholder and flag at his graveside were provided by Abraham Lincoln Camp #6, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) and Company A (composite), 126th NY, Sons of Veterans Reserve (SVR). These were emplaced by a relative to William Zibble.

The last known burial here was Alice B. Wilcox, a daughter of Myron Carnahan, who operated a hotel at the junction of Wolf Run Road and the railroad. There was also a depot, a water tank to fill tenders of steam engines, and the Elko Post Office.

Businesses in Wolf Run included lumber harvesting, lumber mills, a cheese factory, a shingle factory, and farms. An oil well proved to be a poor producer. There was a schoolhouse. About 40 families resided in Wolf Run. A 1955 article in the Randolph Register has eyewitness Frank Carnahan reminiscing about the area.

With the formation of Allegany State Park in 1921, New York State began acquiring

William and Mary Zibble Gravestone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 8, 2024

4. William and Mary Zibble Gravestone

land to expand the park. The Carnahan family sold out in 1935.

Also see . . .
1. Wolf Run Cemetery - Find a Grave. (Submitted on June 10, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
2. Carnahan Cemetery, Allegany State Park - YouTube. (Submitted on June 10, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
3. Wolf Run movie with stills Allegany State Park - YouTube. (Submitted on June 10, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
4. Wolf Run Rd Allegany State Park - YouTube. (Submitted on June 10, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 534 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 10, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.