Lots of rain last night and there were flood warnings all over town. The River is the last to flood after the streams and creeks have discharged their runoff so today the water level was about the same from sun-up to sun down.
What make a River sacred? The Ganges in India, the mother of all sacred rivers holds its place in Hinduism based on historical references, its holiest cities being located on the River and the belief by many Hindus that they should swim in the River once during their lifetimes and maintain a vial of the holy river in their homes.
For the River, there are discussions about it being sacred because of its confluence with the Mon where it forms the Ohio along with the hidden aquifer below the point. A search of the River as being sacred showed up some information on the PA Historical Commission site:
“Along the Allegheny River, Indian God Rock, below Franklin in Venango County, and the Parkers Landing petroglyph further south are some of the most interesting examples of petroglyphs in the Commonwealth. These contain many naturalistic designs and both sites contain spectacular supernatural – part human, part animal figures. The so-called “Water Panther” at Parkers Landing is a spectacular rendition of a common image in the Algonquian belief system. The Francis Farm and Sugar Grove petroglyphs in the Monongahela watershed are similar in style to those at Indian God Rock and Parkers Landing.”
Interesting but not suggestive of sacred…
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Morning level
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Evening Level
