Source: Franklin Intelligencer Newspaper, for the years 1834 to 1839, Venango County.
Thomas Dyes, of Venango Co., aged about 39 years, was repairing a breach in the Bemus'Dam that caused an unexpected rise of water about 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept 23, 1834, when a large mass of clay and rock caved in over him.
Thomas Dyes, of Venango Co., aged about 39 years, was repairing a breach in the Bemus'Dam that caused an unexpected rise of water about 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept 23, 1834, when a large mass of clay and rock caved in over him.