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

Nobody's Perfect

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 25, 2025

1. Nobody's Perfect Marker

Inscription.
Artist: TJ Porfeli
Date Created: 2023
Medium Materials:
Cast iron with metallic & kandy paints

This piece was created and cast on site at the Carrie Blast Furnaces. It combines traditional pouring and folklore. The title represents the casting's flaws as well as Frankenstein's: No matter how hard you try something is bound to happen.

Erected by Rivers of Steel.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 2023.

Location. 40° 24.768′ N, 79° 53.372′ W. Marker is in Rankin, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It can be reached from Carrie Furnace Boulevard 0.7 miles west of Kenmawr Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Marker is located on the grounds of Rivers of Steel: Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Landmark. Admission fee is required for entry. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 801 Carrie Furnace Boulevard, Pittsburgh PA 15218, 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,

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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: Bridge (a few steps from this marker); Leaverite Totem (within shouting distance of this marker); Stan (within shouting distance of this marker); The Carrie Deer (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Iron Man (about 500 feet away); River Ray Jack (about 500 feet away); B-BOY HeadSpinna & B-Boy Back Spinna (about 500 feet away); Carrie Furnaces 6 and 7 (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rankin.

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Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 25, 2025

2. Nobody's Perfect and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 81 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.