Editing Kane, Pennsylvania (section)

== History ==

Kane was founded by [[Brigadier General]] [[Thomas L. Kane]] and his wife [[Elizabeth Kane|Elizabeth Denniston Wood Kane]], M.D.  Thomas L. Kane was the second son of Judge [[John Kintzing Kane]] of Philadelphia, a prominent associate of Presidents [[Andrew Jackson|Jackson]] and [[James K. Polk|Polk]].  In 1846, then Colonel Kane aided the [[Mormons]] on their flight west from [[Nauvoo, Illinois]], to the [[Great Salt Lake]]; he arranged for them to winter on Indian lands near [[Council Bluffs, Iowa]].  In 1858, Colonel Kane prevented the "[[Utah War]]" between 2500 US Army soldiers, under A.S. Johnston, and the Mormons, under Kane's personal friend, [[Brigham Young]].

Thomas L. Kane was offered the Utah Territorial Governorship, but insisted that the position go to Brigham Young.  Although never a religious convert to the Latter-day Saints, General Kane remained a personal, political, and legal adviser to Brigham Young until Young's death.  General Kane's older brother was [[Elisha Kent Kane]], America's most prominent Arctic explorer before the Civil War.  The General's wife and three of their four children became physicians in Kane.  Their oldest son, [[Evan O'Neill Kane]], M.D., demonstrated the efficacy of local anesthesia on two occasions by performing surgery on himself—once repairing an inguinal hernia, and once removing his own appendix.

The Kane mansion, [[Anoatok]], [[Kane Armory]], [[Thomas L. Kane Memorial Chapel]], and the [[New Thomson House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

Due to its elevation, Kane had many summer vacationers in the 1950s and 1960s who stayed there for various periods during the late summer and fall months to avoid the effects of hay fever and allergies present at lower elevations in the days before air conditioning was prevalent.

Bassist of [[ Signals Midwest ]] <ref> Signals Midwest </ref> Ryan Williamson was Born in Kane on September 5, 1986. 

=== Kane Tornado of 1985 ===

On [[1985 United States–Canada tornado outbreak|May 31, 1985]], a [[tornado]] destroyed many homes in Kane and neighboring East Kane. The F4 tornado passed through the town at approximately 8:15 PM. There were 3 deaths as a result of this tornado.  This is the worst natural disaster in Kane's history.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dornsife |first1=Paul |date=1985 |title=PA Tornado Outbreak of May, 31 1985 |access-date=March 30, 2008 |url=http://www.ems.psu.edu/PA_Climatologist/State/patorn.html |website=[[Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences]] |publisher=[[Pennsylvania State University]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080418055527/http://www.ems.psu.edu/PA_Climatologist/State/patorn.html |archive-date=April 18, 2008}}</ref>