Kittanning High School - Kit Han Ne Yearbook (Kittanning, PA)

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1 Q 1 4' I '- l -- Mit-han-ne THE URIIJKLIQ Sjvanniizg tllv flllvgflzclzy with ils broad this miylzly sfccl sf1'ufturU, flzc a lim' of Izridgvs built at Kitian- llfl'lI'ZUlI-YS fourth in ning, has Izcwz crvrtcci to aid in vonzjvlctliny the slarlwzvafcrifly of Ilzc flllvglzwzy. ll ix prvclivlvd Ilmt in 1955 an additional llmr- rmyllfarv will ln' built tn rvlivzw' flu' lzvcwj' flow of frczjfiv rlzmugll our zwllchv. l ..... '-'H 1532 Ju. 4

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'L -Kit-han-tw 1 The Theme Within the past year a dream has corrle true- the Allegheny has added to that ancient glory attributed by the Indians who named the placid waters, Kit-han-ne -fthe main streamb. We have witnessed the fulfill- ment of a prophecy half a century old-that river im- provement should reach Kittaslning and link it with the great Mississippi River system of trading points, sur- rounded by rich and inexhaustible natural resources. As the future citizens of a progressive community we see before us a great economic and industrial advance in which we may share. Lookinglbeyond the present achievement, we visiog the canalization of the Alle- gheny -'and an unbroken inland yvateli. communication connecting-three-fourths of the territory of the nation. However, the roaring of dams, the raising of bridges, the floating of barges, and the screeching of steamboat whistles are but the newly-forged links in a chain of history two hundred years old. Herein we present the conrfecting links' which extol man's effort to develop the ultimate in 'transportation over waterways. 11532 V

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1 Mit-han-ne W- ' THE LOCK AND DAM Enabling barges to navigate the river in all seasons of the year Lock and Dani Nnrnber Seven brings to our community a new era in industrial and eeonolnie growth. As a connecting channel in the eanalisation of the Allegheny it heralds Kittanningls im- portant position as a trading point between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi Valley. twazl my 5