KANE
This article appears in Volume V15, Page 650 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
|
Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: JUN-KHA
|
|
KANE , a borough See Also: - BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
- BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)
of McKean county, Pennsylvania , U.S.A., about 90 M. E.S.E. of Erie . Pop. (189o), 2944; (1900), 5296, (971 foreign-born); (1910) 6626. 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 See Also: - BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
- BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)
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 its founder Gen. Thomas See Also: - THOMAS
- THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
- THOMAS (d. 110o)
- THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
- THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
- THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
- THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
- THOMAS,
ISAIAH (1749-1831) - THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
- THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
- THOMAS, ST
- THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
- THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)
L. Kane (1822' 1883), brother of Elisha Kent Kane.
End of Article: KANE
If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
<a href="http://jcsm.org/StudyCenter/Encyclopedia/JUN_KHA/KANE.html">
KANE
</a>
|
(Previous)
KANDY
|
(Next)
KANE, ELISHA KENT (18201857)
|
