The train rumbled onward into the Appalachians, fifteen miles to go. Author Chris Mackowski originally hails from McCounty. The purpose of the trip: to visit the Kinzua Viaduct.

Grant’s trip to McKean County Pennsylvania on Nov. The first two installments recounted Ulysses S.

Without Concealment, Without CompromiseĪ photo of the Kinzua Viadcut reportedly taken during Grant’s excursion (photo courtesy of the McKean County Historical Society).

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