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KANE
, a See also:borough of McKean See also:county, See also:Pennsylvania, U.S.A., about 90 M
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E.S.E. of See also:Erie
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Pop
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(189o), 2944; (1900), 5296, (971 See also:foreign-See also:born); (1910) 6626
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It is served by the Pennsylvania, the See also:Baltimore & See also:Ohio, the Kane & See also:Elk, and the Big Level & Kinzua See also:railways
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It is situated about 2015 ft. above the See also:sea in a region producing natural See also:gas, oil, See also:lumber and See also:silica, and has some reputation as a summer resort
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The borough has manufactories of window See also:glass, See also:plate glass and bottles, and repair shops of the Pennsylvania railroad
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Kane was settled in 1859, and was incorporated as a borough in 1887
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It was named in See also:honour of its founder Gen
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