| Victorian Warren |
Warren is the home of the Allegheny National Forest, Blair Clothing, Kwik Fill gas stations, Northwest Savings Bank, and
the Struthers Library Theatre, which is an accurately restored Victorian opera house featuring live performances, concerts,
theater, and art films. See map.
the Struthers Library Theatre, which is an accurately restored Victorian opera house featuring live performances, concerts,
theater, and art films. See map.
| Crescent Park, the Allegheny River |
| A stroll through Warren, PA |
Here's another popular spot to launch a canoe in town, although you have to be
careful because this is where the hospital lands its helicopters. The City Council
wants to move the canoe launch to Betts Park downstream, but it is currently
closed.
If you're riding a bike through here watch out for the ducks. There are always a
few around.
The Allegheny River seen here was once a lumber highway when Warren was
founded. Prodigious forests led to rapid growth for Warren in the early 19th
century and by 1834 a Lumberman's Bank was built. Soon oil was gushing
throughout the region establishing the area's industrial outlook which continues
to this day.
The park contains a nice flag display and monuments to French explorers and
the Seneca Nation. (Continued on next page.)
careful because this is where the hospital lands its helicopters. The City Council
wants to move the canoe launch to Betts Park downstream, but it is currently
closed.
If you're riding a bike through here watch out for the ducks. There are always a
few around.
The Allegheny River seen here was once a lumber highway when Warren was
founded. Prodigious forests led to rapid growth for Warren in the early 19th
century and by 1834 a Lumberman's Bank was built. Soon oil was gushing
throughout the region establishing the area's industrial outlook which continues
to this day.
The park contains a nice flag display and monuments to French explorers and
the Seneca Nation. (Continued on next page.)
| Photo Copyright 2007 by Sofia Lareau |
A Battle for a Continent Started Here:
A half century before Warren was
established, French explorer Celeron
buried a lead plate, similar to the one at
left, claiming this land for King Louis the
15th. For a full-size image of the claim,
click on the photo. It's legible if you speak
French. The lead plate reproduction is part
of a monument here at Crescent Park in
downtown Warren.
A half century before Warren was
established, French explorer Celeron
buried a lead plate, similar to the one at
left, claiming this land for King Louis the
15th. For a full-size image of the claim,
click on the photo. It's legible if you speak
French. The lead plate reproduction is part
of a monument here at Crescent Park in
downtown Warren.
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| photo by Sofia Lareau |
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