Posted by Tipper on February 21, 2002 at 04:38:47:
In Reply to: Re: Here we go ... posted by Jen on February 20, 2002 at 17:36:59:
And I think hitting on a Native American theme would be very good for Kittanning. What is the one thing that it has that only a handful of other towns have? It was founded on an indian village. There must be tons of artifacts found during construction. Enough for a museum? You already have a top notch historical/genealogical society in Kittanning.
There are also a number of Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Kittanning. Perhaps striking up a "native American and colonial American settlement" theme may boost tourism in Kittanning. It's working for Old Bedford.
People are fascinated by their roots and their history. Build on it.
I also think the Railroad-Station-as-a-coffee-shop is a great idea, but I understand the the railroad companies that own these old stations are rather hard to deal with. It's sad, but there are a number of quaint old railroad stations rotting to the ground all around Pennsylvania. The one in Kittanning is lovely-- I hope someone can save it.
> > Kittanning was NOT named for any "Kit-Han-E" Indians. There were no
> > Native American tribes by that name in Pennsylvania.
> > Kittanning was a Delaware (or Lenni Lenape) indian village. Very loosely > translated, Kittanning mean "place by the big River" or "on the great
> > river". You get the idea.
>
> Well I would still call that a native-american theme; Kittanning is based on an indian word. And indians did live there. You get the idea