Relocation of Cornplanter's Grave After Kinzua Dam Construction
In 1965, the new Kinzua Dam at Warren, Pennsylvania permanently flooded the Cornplanter Tract and created Allegheny Reservoir. Cornplanter's grave, including the Cornplanter Monument, was subsequently moved to higher ground, at the Riverview-Corydon Cemetery, located in Elk Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania. "The grounds are located west of the north central Pennsylvania town of Bradford, just about 100 yards from the New York state line. The cemetery contains what are believed to be the remains of Cornplanter, his descendants and residents of Corydon." The State of Pennsylvania erected an honorary marker in 1966. Most of the Seneca moved to the Allegany Reservation in New York.
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