▁In ▁one ▁early ▁account , ▁written ▁when ▁Warren ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁sett lers , ▁an ▁observer ▁mentions ▁a ▁h unt ▁which ▁n ett ed ▁ 4 8 6 ▁r att lers . ▁" At ▁this ▁time ," ▁wrote ▁the ▁observer , ▁" r att les n akes ▁ab ounded ▁in ▁some ▁places ." ▁The ▁h unt ▁he ▁witness ed , ▁in ▁which ▁c ud gel - w ield ing ▁sett lers ▁ch ased ▁the ▁sn akes ▁off ▁their ▁rock ▁led ges ▁and ▁into ▁their ▁dens , ▁was ▁de emed ▁a ▁success , ▁with ▁the ▁" s lain ▁collected ▁into ▁he aps ... ▁a ▁good ▁portion ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁larger ▁than ▁a ▁man ' s ▁leg ▁below ▁the ▁cal f , ▁and ▁over ▁five ▁feet ▁in ▁length ." ▁ ▁But ▁Warren ' s ▁location ▁– ▁r att les n akes ▁aside ▁– ▁meant ▁the ▁town ▁soon ▁became ▁the ▁dominant ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁Mah oning ▁Valley ▁region . ▁" W ar ren ▁had ▁influence ▁that ▁Young st own ▁did ▁not ▁possess ", ▁said ▁the ▁Mah oning ▁Valley ▁Historical ▁Society , ▁referring ▁to ▁Warren ' s ▁early ▁prom in ence ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁Later ▁sett lers ▁also ▁chose ▁to ▁gather ▁at ▁the ▁more ▁prop it iously - located ▁Warren , ▁instead ▁of ▁at ▁Le av itt s burg . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁his ▁arrival , ▁Capt . ▁Le av itt ▁converted ▁his ▁new ▁home ▁into ▁an ▁inn ▁and ▁ta vern , ▁opening ▁the ▁first ▁hotel ▁in ▁Warren . ▁He ▁was ▁followed ▁to