Stowe Township near McKees Rocks in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Michael A. Musmanno

(1897-1968)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 13, 2011

1. Michael A. Musmanno Marker

Inscription. The noted jurist lived here. Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice, 1952-68. A presiding judge for the War Crimes Tribunal in Nuremberg, 1947-1948. State legislator, 1929-31. Veteran of two World Wars. Author of 16 books. Buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Erected 1993 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 40° 28.931′ N, 80° 4.196′ W. Marker is near McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Stowe Township. It is on Island Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 51) 0.2 miles south of Duke Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1321 Island Avenue, Mc Kees Rocks PA 15136, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Presston (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pittock Honor Roll (approx. 0.6 miles away); 1909 McKee's Rocks Strike (approx. 0.7 miles away); Davis Island Lock and Dam (approx. 0.9 miles away); St. Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Church

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); McKees Rocks Mound (approx. 1.2 miles away); Greenstone United Methodist Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Twenty-Four Residents (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McKees Rocks.

Also see . . .
1. Nuremburg Trials - The Decisions of Dr. Michael A. Musmanno. The Holocaust History Project (Submitted on March 15, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

2. Michael A. Musmanno at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on March 16, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
3. Michael A. Musmanno - Behind the Marker. (Submitted on July 7, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 13, 2011

2. Michael A. Musmanno Marker

Musmanno's boyhood home sits in the background.

Michael A. Musmanno image. Click for full size.

Urban Archives, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia

3. Michael A. Musmanno

Judge Michael A. Musmanno addressing the historic rally at Homestead, Pa. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Unknown, July 5, 1936

4. Judge Michael A. Musmanno addressing the historic rally at Homestead, Pa.

Judge Michael A. Musmanno addressing the historic rally at Homestead, Pa., which opened the battle against steel on July 5th, 1936.C.I.O. organizes labor in the U.S. steel industry - One of the C.I.O. orators Courtesy: Library of Congress

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,732 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on April 15, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on July 26, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.