Author: Donald H. PresuttiPublisher:
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Category : McKees Rocks (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
McKees Rocks Centennial History
Author: Donald H. PresuttiPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : McKees Rocks (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
McKees Rocks and Stowe Township
Author: Bernadette Sulzer AgreenPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738564715
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
McKees Rocks and Stowe Township, just downriver from the Point of Pittsburgh, contributed significantly to the growth of steel and transportation in western Pennsylvania. In 1888, the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, known as the "Little Giant," built a 100-acre maintenance facility in McKees Rocks, igniting the spark to the region's massive industrial, business, and population explosion. By 1910, the population soared to 15,000, fueled by the rapid influx of nearly 6,000 immigrants. A landmark event in labor history occurred in July 1909, when 5,000 foreign workers, representing 16 different nationalities, waged a long and bloody strike against the Pressed Steel Car Company. McKees Rocks and Stowe Township showcases a region whose diverse history includes the largest Native American mound in Pennsylvania, visits by George Washington, floods, and even Al Capone. Today a rich mix of ethnic cultures still flavors the local neighborhoods, and the accomplishments of homegrown businessmen, musicians, clergy, athletes, public servants, artists, and educators are recognized and respected throughout western Pennsylvania and beyond.
Centennial History of Arkansas
Author: Dallas Tabor HerndonPublisher:
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Category : Arkansas
Languages : en
Pages : 1192
Book Description
The Story of the Sesqui-centennial Celebration of Pittsburgh, July 4, September 27 to October 3, and November 25, 1908
Author: Centennial History of the Shadyside Presbyterian Church
Author: Stanton BelfourPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Shadyside Presbyterian Church was organized in 1866.
A Centennial History
Author: Mary Margaret MooneyMcKees Rising
Author: Cecelia ClarkePublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 9781329451261
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
The book summarizes the historical treatment of the McKees Rocks Mound, Pittsburgh, PA, examines its archaeological foundations, and makes the case for a proper CRM investigation for purposes of its preservation.
A Centennial History
Author: Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania
Author: John Woolf JordanPublisher:
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Category : Biographies
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
Road to Rust
Author: Dale Richard PerelmanPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 143966417X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
The author of Steel tells the story of strikes and violent unrest amid the mines and mills of twentieth-century Pennsylvania and Ohio—includes photos. As the twentieth century dawned on western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, the region’s steel industry faced a struggle for unionism. The industry was plagued by disasters that killed and maimed countless workers, many of them impoverished immigrants from Ireland, Hungary, and other nations—in 1906 alone, more than four hundred workers died in steel plant accidents. In response, unionists like Philip Murray, John L. Lewis, Samuel Gompers, and Gus Hall began to battle for fair wages, hours, and working conditions. Managers like Judge Elbert Gary and Tom Girdler opposed their every move. Tensions from issues of immigration, class, skill, and race erupted throughout the industry. The tribulations led to widespread steel strikes directed by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and the Steel Workers Organizing Committee, and a war that killed scores and injured thousands. In this book, industrial relations expert Dale Richard Perelman charts the struggle and decline of the nation’s most prominent regional steel industry.