Mckean County Mckean County Information McKean County was created on March 26, 1804, from part of Lycoming County and named for Governor Thomas McKean. It was attached to Centre County until 1814, when it was combined with Potter County to elect commissioners jointly, and was also attached to Lycoming County for judicial and elective purposes. It was fully organized in 1826. Smethport, the county seat, was laid out in 1807 and named in honor of Raymond and Theodore de Smeth, Amsterdam bankers. It was incorporated as a borough on February 11, 1853. Kinzua Bridge State Park Kinzua Bridge State Park is a 329-acre (1.33 km²) Pennsylvania State Park near Mount Jewett, in Hamlin and Keating Townships, McKean County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park lies between U.S. Route 6 and Pennsylvania Route 59, just east of the Allegheny National Forest.[2] Kinzua Bridge State Park is one of twenty-one chosen by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Parks for its "Twenty Must-See Pennsylvania State Parks" list.[3] Original Inhabitants (natives) Mckean County Conservation District Tionesta Natural Area PA Nature Guide Store |
