Rochester in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

H.C. Fry Glass Company

(1901-1932)

H.C. Fry Glass Co. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 7, 2011

1. H.C. Fry Glass Co. Marker

Inscription. Founded in Rochester by Henry Clay Fry President of the Rochester Tumbler and National Glass Company. Hundreds of skilled workers produced world renowned glass including cut, tableware, ovenware, art, industrial and optical glass of the finest quality.

Erected by Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania - Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation series list.

Location. 40° 42.09′ N, 80° 17.146′ W. Marker is in Rochester, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is at the intersection of Adams Street (Pennsylvania Route 68) and Harmony Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Adams Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rochester PA 15074, 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,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Major General Joseph H. Pendleton (within shouting distance of this marker); Rochester Lodge Number 229 (within shouting distance of this marker); Girard Locks of the Beaver Division Canal (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Bridgewater - Rochester Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away);

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Make Way for the Railroad (approx. 0.2 miles away); Always A River 1991 (approx. ¼ mile away); Industry Along the Banks (approx. ¼ mile away); About River Transit ... (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rochester.

Also see . . .
1. H. C. Fry Glass Company Advertisements. National Depression Glass Association Preserving America's Glass Manufacturing Heritage (Submitted on October 12, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

2. Beaver County Historical Research & Landmarks Foundation. Marker Program (Submitted on October 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 7, 2011

2. H.C. Fry Glass Co. Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,453 times since then and 93 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 7, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.