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Thompson's Island
Thompson's Island
is a
alluvial island
in the
upper
Allegheny River
. It is located in
Pleasant Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania
, and is part of the
Allegheny Islands Wilderness
in
Allegheny National Forest
.
The island's forests
contain
old growth
Silver Maple
,
Sugar Maple
,
American Sycamore
, and
Slippery Elm
.
Thompson's Island is the
site
of the only
American Revolutionary War
battle
in
Northwest Pennsylvania
.
Colonel Daniel Brodhead
defeated
the
Senecas
in
1779
.