Erie Times News: Battle of Thompson's Island Project, Allegheny National Forest

• published: 18 Aug 2015
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PLEASE DONATE TO FRIENDS OF ALLEGHENY WILDERNESS TODAY: http://www.active.com/donate/FAW On Sunday, August 16th, 2015, the Erie Times News newspaper gave front page coverage to the upcoming Battle of Thompson's Island archaeological project. The Battle of Thompson's Island was the only Revolutionary War battle to take place in northwestern Pennsylvania. Friends of Allegheny Wilderness is cooperating with the Allegheny National Forest, the Pennsylvania Bureau for Historic Preservation, and the Seneca Nation of Indians on the Battle of Thompson's Island project. http://www.goerie.com/article/20150816/NEWS02/308169955/history-as-mystery-in-search-of-a-revolutionary-war-battlefield Thompson's Island is today part of the 368-acre Allegheny Islands Wilderness, which in turn is part of America's National Wilderness Preservation System, protected in perpetuity for present and future generations to use and enjoy in its natural state. Tionesta native and Wilderness Act of 1964 author Howard Zahniser, along with his wife Alice, camped out on Thompson's Island during an epic June of 1937 100-mile canoe trip down the Allegheny River from Olean, New York to Tionesta, in Forest County! http://tinyurl.com/alisonoward Video by Jack Hanrahan of the Erie Times News.