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By Mike Wintermantel, May 22, 2011 | |
| | | 1. Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Marker | | |
Inscription. Established April 15, 1904, by Andrew Carnegie. The Pittsburgh-based foundation awards the Carnegie Medal in the United States and Canada to persons who risk their lives to save others. Heroic acts that followed the January 25, 1904, explosion in the nearby Harwick Mine inspired Carnegie, who also founded ten similar funds in Europe. Many of the explosion's 181 victims are buried in Saint Mark's Cemetery just south of here.
Erected 1995 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Location. 40° 32.464′ N, 79° 47.44′ W. Marker is in Springdale, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. Marker is at the intersection of Pittsburgh Street and Washington Street, on the right when traveling east on Pittsburgh Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Springdale PA 15144, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Rachel Carson (approx. 0.4 miles away); Camp D. D. Gaillard (approx. 1.8 miles away); Fannie Sellins (approx. 3.3 miles away); Forbes Road (approx. 4.2 miles away); Bouquet Camp (approx. 4.2 miles away); General Matthew B. Ridgway (approx. 4.4 miles away); a different marker also named Forbes Road (approx. 6 miles away); William D. Boyce (approx. 6.3 miles away). | | | | 
By Mike Wintermantel, May 22, 2011 | |
| | | 2. Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Marker | | |
Also see . . . Carnegie Hero Fund. (Submitted on May 22, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page originally submitted on May 22, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 155 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 22, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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