Kinzau Dam

The Kinzua Dam is one of the largest dams east of the Mississippi River. It is along the Allegheny River in Warren County, Pennsylvania. It was created to control floods. 

The construction of the dam forced many Native American Seneca people off of their land. The Seneca lost a lot of farming land. They wrote a letter to John F. Kennedy to stop the dam. He refused. They lost the Cornplanter Tract.Kennedy, John F. (August 9, 1961), "Letter to the President of the Seneca Nation of Indians Concerning the Kinzua Dam on the Allegheny River", retrieved February 3, 2011 Several towns including Corydon, Kinzua, Quaker Bridge, and Red House were forced to move.Hoover, William E. (2005). Kinzua: From Cornplanter to the Corps. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-595-38116-6. 

 Related pages 

 Dam
 Hydroelectric power 
 John F. Kennedy 
 Seneca people 

 References 

Category:Dams in the United States
Category:Buildings and structures in Pennsylvania