Western New York Heritage

"Forever" Ain't What It Used To Be: George Washington's Promise and the Kinzua Dam

In 1794, George Washington promised the Seneca Nation that their land in the Allegheny Valley would be theirs forever, but floods and pollution in Pittsburgh caused later generations to renege on his promise.

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