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Photographer: Mike Wintermantel
Taken: April 6, 2014
Caption: Henry John Heinz Plaque
Additional Description: H.J. Heinz came to Sharpsburg in 1849, for nearly 40 years he grew vegetables in the fertile soil of the surrounding Allegheny River floodplain. During that time he resided in Sharpsburg, taught Sunday School in the Grace Methodist Church (15th Street) and became a highly respected member of the community. In the late 1800's, he relocated his rapidly growing company to its current location on Pittsburgh's North Side, leaving behind numerous gifts to the community, including a playground and ballfield and the elaborate metal drinking fountain topped by a life-size sculpture of an Indian which stood at this intersection until 1930.
Submitted: April 6, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Database Locator Identification Number: p270153
File Size: 2.480 Megabytes

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