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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U8Z_greenstone-united-methodist-church-historical_Pittsburgh-PA.html
Greenstone United Methodist Church
1906
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TFI_merchants-savings-trust-company-historical_Pittsburgh-PA.html
"The Merchants Savings & Trust Company failed to open for business today. I.C. Swigart, State Bank Examiner, took over the bank, at 1410 Fifth Avenue, to protect depositors, he announced. While a few days ago the bank was believed able to continue…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SA5_mcclurg-iron-foundry_Pittsburgh-PA.html
Established in 1804, it was the first air foundry in Pittsburgh. During the War of 1812, it supplied cannons and ammunition, primarily destined for the fleet on Lake Erie. In 1835, the first locomotive steam engine made west of the Alleghenies was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RTW_the-moncon-railroad_Pittsburgh-PA.html
In 1885, the Monongahela Connecting Railroad (MonCon) was chartered as a subsidiary of Jones & Laughlin's, Ltd. Rail lines were built on both the northern and southern sides of the river. At this time, the only connection between the plants was a …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RTS_open-hearth-steel_Pittsburgh-PA.html
The cement pad beneath your feet was once the floor of the Pump House for Jones & Laughlin's No. 2 Open Hearth Shop. Pump houses were an integral part of the steelmaking process. Water, used for cooling of the metal and machinery, was pulled from …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RTB_materials-handling_Pittsburgh-PA.html
Often shipped by rail from ovens and furnaces in slag pots, like the one displayed here, slag is the waste by-product of the iron and steel making process. It can be used in making roadbeds, landfill, concrete, fertilizer and aquarium gravel.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RSV_hazelwood-a-rivertown-rich-in-history_Pittsburgh-PA.html
Named for the hazelnut trees that once grew on the banks of the Monongahela River, Hazelwood possessed a natural beauty that George Washington noted in his early journals. Originally Native American territory, Hazelwood was purchased through the 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P3G_portal-of-industry_Pittsburgh-PA.html
You are standing above the historic route of the Main Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad—one of the most important railroad corridors in the country.
Connecting Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, the first train arrived in East Liberty in Decemb…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P3E_suburban-catalyst_Pittsburgh-PA.html
You are standing above the historic route of the Main Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad—one of the most important railroad corridors in the country.
The Main Line, which first connected Philadelphia and Pittsburgh in 1852, is significant …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L8F_mala-jaska_Pittsburgh-PA.html
Between 1890 and 1910, the highway corridor where you are now standing developed into a Croatian community known as "Mala Jaska" (or Little Jastrebarsko), after the town from which many of the immigrants came. The area was initially settled by Ger…