Kane

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Kane is a borough in McKean County, Pennsylvania, 94 miles (151 km) east by south of Erie. It was founded in 1863 by Civil War general Thomas L. Kane at an elevated site 2210 feet (674 m) above sea level. In the early part of the twentieth century, Kane had large glassworks, bottle works, lumber mills, and manufactures of brush handles, saws, cutlery, screen doors and windows, etc. In 1900, 5,296 people lived here; in 1910, 6,626; and in 1940, 6,133 people made Kane their home. According to the 2000 census, the borough population was 4,126.
Kane is a rural community which is rich with outdoor entertainment. Hunting and fishing are very popular forms of entertainment for some people. Other people enjoy visiting such scenic areas as the Kinzua Dam, and the recently destroyed Kinzua Viaduct Bridge (this railroad bridge was destroyed by a tornado in 2003). In the long winters, people enjoy cross-country skiing, sled riding, winter hiking, and snowmobiling. For children, the local Evergreen Park has the Evergreen Enchanted Playland Creative Playground. People of all ages enjoy swimming at the high school public pool that is open various times of the year to give swimming lessons as well as holding recreational swim times.
Kane is site of an outdoor drive-in theater which is open during the summer months, playing current movies.

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The Kane Republican is the area's only daily newspaper containing both local and national news.
WLMI-FM is Kane's country music station.
WQLE-AM was Kane's first radio station, first signed on the air as WKZA at 960 AM back in 1954. It fell silent in 1993 and has not returned to the air since. Its tower and studio building, located south of Kane, were dismantled back in the late 1990s.

Kane is known as the Black Cherry Capital of the World because of its logging industry.

On May 31, 1985 a tornado destroyed many homes in Kane and neighboring East Kane. The F4 tornado passed through the town at approximately 8:15 PM. There were 3 deaths as a result of this tornado. This is the worst natural disaster in Kane's history.

Kane was started by the Kane family. There are still relatives of the Kane family today. Some of them live in Ford City Pa, and Kittanning, Pa. The Kane family can be traced all over Pennsylvania.

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Kane Chamber of Commerce
Kane Republican Newspaper
Kane Area School District
WLMI-FM Radio Station
Vacation information for Kane, PA