Brady's Bend in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Brady's Bend Works

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 25, 2011

1. Brady's Bend Works Marker

Inscription. Located near this point, 1839-73. Organized as the Great Western and later known as the Brady's Bend Iron Company. One of that era's largest iron works, and first to make iron rails west of the Alleghenies.

Erected 1946 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 40° 59.951′ N, 79° 37.525′ W. Marker is in Brady's Bend, Pennsylvania, in Armstrong County. It is on Pennsylvania Route 68 0 miles west of Queenstown Road, on the right when traveling east. Located on PA 68 at the Brady's Bend Ballfield. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: East Brady PA 16028, 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 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memorium of Those Whose Died in the August 14, 1980 Flood (approx. 0.3 miles away); Brady's Bend (approx. 2.3 miles away); St. Patrick's Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); Bruin (approx. 6.6 miles away); Donald R. Lobaugh Memorial

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(approx. 7.2 miles away); Parker (approx. 7.2 miles away); Parker, Pennsylvania (approx. 7.3 miles away); Rural Electrification (approx. 7.3 miles away).

Also see . . . Brady's Bend Works. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on September 25, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 25, 2011

2. Brady's Bend Works Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,001 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 25, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.