Pittsburgh-To-Harrisburg Main Line Canal Greenway

Pittsburgh-To-Harrisburg Main Line Canal Greenway. . , Pride In Our Past, Faith In Our Future, Apollo's rich history comes to life on the mural and mosaics on the building in front and above you! This striking art work was created by Apollo-Ridge students in partnership with professional artists. But what does it all mean? The guide to the right reveals the story behind the art., This Apollo Mural and Mosaic Project incorporates seven oval mosaics that celebrate the past, present, and future of the town mounted on a mural that expands upon these topics. All but one of the figures on the mural are silhouettes of actual students and staff of Apollo-Ridge High School. Over 100 students, staff, and community members participated in the creation and installation of the project. The project began late August 2017 and was installed July 2018., The Mural, This colorful backdrop takes you from dawn to dusk and captures the progression of natural resources from pristine to polluted and then restored for recreation. Points of interest include Dylan Zelonka (2019) and Dylan Snyder (2019) passing a football; Kiarra Reilly (2018) swimming through the clouds; Parker Berry (2019) and Noah Leonarski (2019) addressing the opioid crisis with R.A.I.D.; art teacher, Matthew Ferguson fishing after his retirement; Josh Cibik (2019) shooting a planet at the moon; Christopher "CJ" Walker piloting "The Hot Pocket" down the Kiski; Mackenzie Jack (2018) biking, Hayden Shedlock (2019) jogging, and Macy Bowser (2018) and Miranda Zawodniak (2018) hiking on Roaring Run Trail., The Oval Mosaics, 1 - Viking Pride: A-R , Apollo-Ridge School District was formed in 1969 when Elders Ridge and Apollo merged. Students are shown engaging in STEM + A-Rts education., 2 - Officer Leonard C. Miller , Officer Miller was gunned down January 3, 1980, during the infamous Kill for Thrill spree. He is standing in front of the "In the Line of Duty" memorial (left) and the Women's Christian Temperance Union building (right) which now houses the Apollo Area Historical Society's museum., 3 - Service Men and Women , General Samuel M. Jackson, who served in the Civil War and helped organize the Apollo Trust Company upon his return to Apollo, stands beside male and female soldiers representing all who bravely serve their country., 4 - Warrens' Sleeping Place 1769 , Apollo was originally named after fur trapper, Edward Warren, who developed a friendly relationship with the local Native Americans. Drake's Log Cabin (right), built around 1816, is the oldest remaining structure from the town's origins., 5 - Nellie Bly , Born Elizabeth Jane Cochrane in Cochran's Mills, her home on Terrace Avenue was designated an historical landmark in 1995. She stands in front of the Hotel Belvedere, now in ruins, that is directly across the tracks from where the West Apollo Train Station was located on the Westmoreland County side of the river., 6 - Roots of Industry , From brickworks to steel, and from textiles to retail, Apollo has been home to a wide variety of business, industry, and agriculture. Most notably, Apollo Trust Company (left), established in 1871, is still in business today. The woolen mill, Apollo Bottling Company, coal mining, steel industry, and agriculture are all represented on this panel., 7 - Apollo, PA , The town's name changed from Warren in 1848 and when Apollo 11 landed successfully on the moon in July 1969, the Borough began a summer tradition in honor of the mission that shares its name., Many thanks to the students, educators, artists, and funders who made the Apollo Mosaic/Mural Project possible!, ArtsPath at Indiana University of Pennsylvania Artist-in-Residency Projects, supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. , Laura Jean McLaughlin, Mosaic Artist, Fall 2017 , Bernie Wilke, Muralist, Spring 2018, Matthew Ferguson, Secondary Art Teacher , Apollo-Ridge Art Students in Grades 7, 8, 11 and 12 , Richard and Michelle George, Building Owners and Underwriters for Interpretive Sign , Installation and Dedication Summer 2018, Major Funding, ArtsPath at Indiana University of Pennsylvania . Apollo-Ridge Education Foundation . Grable Foundation . Apollo Bicentennial Committee . Allegheny Ridge Corporation - the Pittsburgh-to-Harrisburg Main Line Canal Greenway™, Contributors, MSI Corporation . The Rock at Spring Church, Apollo, the Roaring Run Trail, Apollo's Kiski Riverfront Trail, and the Kiski-Conemaugh Water Trail are key components in the Pittsburgh-to-Harrisburg Main Line Canal Greenway, a 320-mile corridor of hub communities and heritage sites linked by land and water trails, following the path of the historic Main Line Canal.