Braddock in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Out of This Furnace

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

1. Out of This Furnace Marker

Inscription. Set mainly in Braddock, Thomas Bell's 1941 novel follows three generations of an immigrant Slovak family here. Bell drew on personal history, including a job at Edgar Thomson Steel Works, to create this vivid depiction of working-class life in industrial Pittsburgh.

Erected 2022 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Immigration • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.

Location. 40° 23.831′ N, 79° 51.581′ W. Marker is in Braddock, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is at the intersection of Braddock Avenue and 13th Street, on the right when traveling east on Braddock Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Braddock PA 15104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also 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 walking distance of this marker: Edgar Thomson Plant (a few steps from this marker); Braddock's Spring (a few steps from this marker); War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of (within shouting distance of this marker); Joe Magarac • 1940 (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Great Steel Strike of 1919 (approx.

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0.2 miles away); Braddock Carnegie Library (approx. 0.4 miles away); Alexander M. Scott High School (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Braddock.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

2. Out of This Furnace Marker

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3. Out of This Furnace Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2024, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 691 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 30, 2024, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.