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Twenty-Four Residents

 
 
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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel
1. Twenty-Four Residents Marker
Inscription. Twenty-four residents of Allegheny County lost their lives by the sinking of Graham's Ferry near the site of this bridge on May 12, 1909.
August Wolf • James Cotter Jr • Albert E Graham • Frank Neeld • Emil Yehle • Nicholas A Brucker • Clarence Bistline • Julius Lau • John W Antic • WH Gotheridge • FW Magdefrau • Oscar Rutske • William Davis • Anthony Boll • Eugenio Marzullo • WJ Burke • GH Gingrich • Albert Round • Charles W Coppes • TO Kennedy • HJ Vogeley • George Roberts Jr • Edw H Brunner • JS Thompson
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: DisastersWaterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lost at Sea series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 12, 1909.
 
Location. 40° 28.646′ N, 80° 2.824′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Brighton Heights. It can be reached from McKees Rocks Bridge 0.2 miles south of Ohio River Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 65), on the right when traveling north. Marker is mounted on the Northeast bridge column of the McKees Rocks Bridge. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsburgh
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PA 15233, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: McKees Rocks Mound (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); 1909 McKee's Rocks Strike (approx. 0.7 miles away); In Memory of John (Jack) Brennan (approx. 0.8 miles away); The McKee Mansion (approx. 0.9 miles away); Presston (approx. 0.9 miles away); Esplen Honor Roll (approx. one mile away); Michael A. Musmanno (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.
 
Also see . . .
1. McKees Rocks Bridge at Historic Bridges.org. (Submitted on September 3, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
2. The Sinking of Pittsburgh's Titanic.
Twenty-Four Residents Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel
2. Twenty-Four Residents Marker
Lebomag.com (Submitted on September 3, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.) 
 
Twenty-Four Residents Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel
3. Twenty-Four Residents Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,180 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 3, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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