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Kane
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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a borough of McKean county, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., about 90 m. E.S.E. of Erie. Pop. (1890), 2 944; (1900), 5296, of whom 971 were foreign born. It is served by the Pennsylvania, the Baltimore & Ohio, the Kane & Elk, and the Big Level & Kinzua railways. It is situated about 2015 ft. above the sea in a region producing natural gas, oil, lumber and silica, and has some reputation as a summer resort. The borough has manufactories of window glass, plate glass and bottles, and repair shops of the Pennsylvania railroad. Kane was settled in 1859, and was incorporated as a borough in 1887. It was named in honour of John Kintzing Kane, father of Elisha Kent Kane, the Arctic explorer.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Kane'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/k/kane.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Kane'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/k/kane.html. 1910.
