Rices Landing in Greene County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Foundry
Photographed By Bradley Owen, September 6, 2021
1. Foundry Marker
Inscription.
Foundry. . W. A. Young Machine Shop and Foundry was started and owned by W. A. Young in 1900. The building still maintains the original tools and machinery which are driven completely by belts. It operated from 1900 to 1969 repairing and making parts for the mines, boats and the locks and dams along the Monongahela River., This foundry and machine shop did its part in contributing to the industrial revolution of the coal and steel industries of Southwestern Pennsylvania. A curator emeritus of the Smithsonian Institute, Robert Vogel, declared this one of the greatest foundries and machine shops of its type in the nation.
W. A. Young Machine Shop and Foundry was started
and owned by W. A. Young in 1900. The building still
maintains the original tools and machinery which are
driven completely by belts. It operated from 1900 to
1969 repairing and making parts for the mines, boats
and the locks and dams along the Monongahela River.
This foundry and machine shop did its part in
contributing to the industrial revolution of the coal and steel industries of Southwestern Pennsylvania. A
curator emeritus of the Smithsonian Institute, Robert
Vogel, declared this one of the greatest foundries and
machine shops of its type in the nation.
Location. 39° 56.957′ N, 79° 59.914′ W. Marker is in Rices Landing, Pennsylvania, in Greene County. Marker is on Water Street north of Main Street (County Route 1010), on the right when traveling east. Marker is located in front of W.A. Young & Sons Foundry and Machine Shop. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 114 Water Street, Rices Landing PA 15357, United States of America. Touch for directions.
W.A. Young and Sons
Foundry and Machine Shop
has been designated a
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK
This building possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America.
Opened in 1900 and operating until 1965, this site included a machine shop, foundry, pattern shop, and hardware store. The machinery operated by a series of overhead line shafts, pulleys, and belts. Business for the shop came from the steamboat, railroad, and mining industries, as well as piece repair work.
2017
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior
Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 109 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 6, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.