January 12: Exhibit explores Allegheny River
"A Portrait of the Allegheny River," an exhibit by John Beale, photojournalist and senior lecturer in Penn State's College of Communications, is on display January 12 to February 27, 2009, in the main exhibit hall, Pattee Library.
For the Allegheny River, a journey of 352 miles begins with a single drop of water. Emerging from a hillside in rural, wooded Potter County, in northern Pennsylvania, the trickle swells to a river that provides drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people, 72 miles of navigable waterway for barges and industry and a playground for boating, fishing and swimming.
About 10 miles northeast of Coudersport, the Allegheny River begins as a foot-wide st
ream meandering through a field of grasses and wildflowers (above left). A historical marker along Highway 49, near the village of Raymond, heralds the unpretentious beginning of this artery.
Its path is not a direct one. From the head stream, the Allegheny flows northwest into New York and re-enters Pennsylvania in Warren County. Along the way, the Clarion and Kiskiminetas rivers and numerous creeks and streams build the Allegheny until it eventually unites with the Monongahela in downtown Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River (right).
The exhibit was made possible with a grant to Penn State by Autell, LLC.
For more information, call 814-863-4240.
For the Allegheny River, a journey of 352 miles begins with a single drop of water. Emerging from a hillside in rural, wooded Potter County, in northern Pennsylvania, the trickle swells to a river that provides drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people, 72 miles of navigable waterway for barges and industry and a playground for boating, fishing and swimming.
About 10 miles northeast of Coudersport, the Allegheny River begins as a foot-wide st
ream meandering through a field of grasses and wildflowers (above left). A historical marker along Highway 49, near the village of Raymond, heralds the unpretentious beginning of this artery.Its path is not a direct one. From the head stream, the Allegheny flows northwest into New York and re-enters Pennsylvania in Warren County. Along the way, the Clarion and Kiskiminetas rivers and numerous creeks and streams build the Allegheny until it eventually unites with the Monongahela in downtown Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River (right).
The exhibit was made possible with a grant to Penn State by Autell, LLC.
For more information, call 814-863-4240.
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