Editing Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==

===Native Americans===
The first known group of people to inhabit the Ohiopyle area were the [[Monongahela tribe|Monongahela]], a clan of the [[Mound builder (people)|Mound Builders]]. These [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] disappeared from the scene just as European colonists were beginning to arrive in [[North America]]. As the east coast was settled, the Native Americans who lived closer to the [[Atlantic Ocean]] were exterminated or forced to flee to the west. Various tribes inhabited the Ohiopyle area at this time, preceding their ultimate removal following the [[French and Indian War]]. One of the few remnants of American Indian culture that can be found in the area is in the name. "Ohiopyle" is derived from the [[Unami language|Lenape]] phrase ''{{lang|unm|ahi opihəle}}'' which means 'it turns very white',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.talk-lenape.org/detail.php?id=58 |title=ahi |work=Lenape Talking Dictionary |access-date=2011-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425083509/http://www.talk-lenape.org/detail.php?id=58 |archive-date=2012-04-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.talk-lenape.org/detail.php?id=8009 |title=òpihële |work=Lenape Talking Dictionary |access-date=2011-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425083516/http://www.talk-lenape.org/detail.php?id=8009 |archive-date=2012-04-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref> referring to the frothy waterfalls.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Russell |first=Erret |year=1885 |title=Indian Geographical Names |journal=The Magazine of Western History |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=53–59 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p2oKAQAAMAAJ |access-date=2011-10-21 }}</ref>

===French and Indian War===
The colonial powers of [[New France]] and the British [[Thirteen Colonies]] fought for control of the trading routes in the [[Ohio River Valley]] in what was at the time the northwestern frontier of America. The French were the first to explore the upper reaches of the Ohio and [[Mississippi River]] valleys. They built several forts in what is now western Pennsylvania, including [[Fort Duquesne]] in what is now [[Pittsburgh]]. Fort Duquesne was built on the remains of [[Fort Prince George]] which the French had seized from the British. [[George Washington]] was sent by the colonial governor of [[Virginia]] to try to retake the all-important fort at the [[confluence]] of the [[Allegheny River|Allegheny]] and [[Monongahela River]]s. He was on two expeditions that passed through the Ohiopyle area. Washington tried to use the Youghiogheny River as a means to reach Fort Duquesne quickly, but was forced to abandon the river passage by the waterfalls in the Ohiopyle area. Still Washington pressed on to the Pittsburgh area. His troops encountered and routed a small party of French soldiers in the [[Battle of Jumonville Glen]]. One of these soldiers escaped to Fort Duquesne. Washington was forced to quickly build a fort to prepare for the oncoming French attack. [[Fort Necessity]] is just to the southwest of Ohiopyle State Park. The colonial forces of Washington were overwhelmed by the French and their Indian allies in the [[Battle of the Great Meadows]] at Fort Necessity.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ohiopyle.co/pages/history | title=The History of Ohiopyle }}</ref> These battles are considered the opening shots of the French and Indian War which would spread to the [[Old World]] and become the [[Seven Years' War]]. The loss at Fort Necessity marked Washington's only military surrender. The British ultimately won the French and Indian war and the French were forced to leave western Pennsylvania.

===Pennsylvania or Virginia?===
In 1763 [[King George III]] declared the area an [[Indian Reserve (1763)|Indian reserve]] and required all European settlers to leave. The settlers refused to leave, and King George bought the land from the [[Iroquois]] in 1768. The land was claimed by both Pennsylvania and Virginia. The dispute of the territory lasted through the [[American Revolution]] and [[Yohogania County#Boundary survey|was not resolved until 1784]].

===Whiskey Rebellion===
The [[Whiskey Rebellion]] was a major test for the new government of the United States following the Revolution. The citizens of western Pennsylvania, mostly near [[Washington, Pennsylvania]], were not pleased with the [[excise]] [[tax]] on [[liquor]] and distilled drinks. This tax had been proposed by [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]] [[Alexander Hamilton]], passed by [[United States Congress|Congress]], and signed into law by President Washington in 1791. The tensions of the whiskey tax intensified over the next three years and in 1794 there was a state of [[insurrection]] in the area. Thirteen thousand militiamen under the direct command of George Washington were sent to put down the insurrection. They passed through the Ohiopyle area on their way to arrest the rebels. The rebels "could never be found," according to [[Thomas Jefferson]], but the militia rounded up twenty prisoners, clearly demonstrating [[Federal government of the United States|Federal]] authority in the national government. The men were imprisoned, where one died, while two were convicted of [[treason]] and sentenced to death by hanging. Washington, however, [[pardon]]ed them on the grounds that one was a "simpleton" and the other "insane." The military suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion set a precedent that U.S. citizens who wished to change the law had to do so peacefully through [[constitution]]al means; otherwise, the government would meet any threats to disturb the peace with force.

===Lumbering and tourism===
The earliest settlers to the Ohiopyle area were [[farmer]]s, [[Animal trapping|trapper]]s and [[hunter]]s. The population of the area expanded after the building of the [[National Road]] in 1811. This road that passed near Ohiopyle increased the accessibility of the area and connected it to eastern markets. Lumbering became the dominant industry. [[Cooper (profession)|Cooperage]]s, [[tanneries]], [[salt mining]] and [[coal mining]] were some of the smaller industries in the area.

The construction of the [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]] and the [[Western Maryland Railroad]] greatly accelerated the progress of the lumbering operations in Ohiopyle. Both railroads had stations in the [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]]. Several [[narrow gauge railways|narrow gauge railroads]] were built up into the surrounding mountains. These smaller railways were able to efficiently transport lumber to the [[sawmill]]s and rail stations of Ohiopyle.
[[Image:Ohiopyletrail.jpg|thumb|200px|One of many walking trails.]]
The railroads also brought [[tourist]]s to Ohiopyle. The round trip ride from Pittsburgh to Ohiopyle was one [[dollar]]. Tourists flocked to the area to see the [[waterfall]]s and stay at the [[resort]]s that quickly sprouted up along the Youghiogheny River. The resorts had [[boardwalk (entertainment district)|boardwalk]]s, dancing pavilions, [[bowling alley]]s, fountains, [[tennis court]]s, and hiking trails. The rise of the [[automobile]] brought about the end of the resorts at Ohiopyle. The buildings were torn down and the forests were allowed to regrow.

In 1963, Ohiopyle entered the current chapter of tourism. Wilderness Voyageurs, under the ownership of Lance Martin, began commercial whitewater rafting on the Youghiogheny River. This was the first commercial whitewater rafting company east of the [[Mississippi River]]. In 1963, 400 people experienced the rapids of the Lower Youghiogheny, in 2007 over 100,000 people came to "shoot the rapids" in [[raft]]s, [[kayak]]s, and [[canoe]]s. Ohiopyle is also near [[Frank Lloyd Wright]]'s masterpiece, [[Fallingwater]], built in 1936, and this nearby attraction brings tourists through the town.