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Land
of Plenty
by Jack Paluh
"French Creek", with its beginnings in present-day
southwestern New York, flows through Northwestern Pennsylvania to
the Allegheny River. From the late 1700's to the early 1800's, this
creek served as an extremely important trade route for transporting
goods through the area. The Seneca Nation held the area's influence
for many decades prior to the British and French campaigns. Native
Hunters used "French Creek" as a transportation corridor. Hunting
was plentiful with ample game of deer, waterfowl, fish, turkey and
small animals. Game provided important sources of meat, hides for
clothing, antler and bones for tools, and sinew for bindings. "French
Creek" was indeed a Land of Plenty for both Native Americans and
European Settlers.
This is the year 2001 Pennsylvania
Waterways
Conservation Stamp print.
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