Massillon Stone
1871
Erected on nearby Monument Hill, the original monument was an
elaborate structure, with multiple life-size figures, bas-reliefs,
commemorative panels, and a staircase leading to a balcony of stone
forty feet above the . . . — — Map (db m176894) WM
Has Been Designated A
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America.
Henry Hobson Richardson, one of America's premier architects, designed this church (1884). . . . — — Map (db m176700) HM
Below this bridge was the first lock and dam built (1878-1885) on the Ohio River. This was the world's largest movable dam yet constructed, and included the world's first rolling lock gate and widest lock chamber. Built and operated by the United . . . — — Map (db m40201) HM
In honor of the men of this community who answered the call
of their country for service in the Great World War 1914-1918
Guido Faggiani [Died in Service]
Service Roll
Eben O. Averill Roy J. Averill Thomas . . . — — Map (db m225642) WM
Frank George Lenz (1867-1894) was a celebrated cyclist and photographer from Pittsburgh, widely admired for his audacity and ingenuity, and well loved for his warmth and charm.
On May 15, 1892, thronged by an adoring public, he left his . . . — — Map (db m174373) HM
The Dickson Log House is a well-preserved example of a late 18th-century log dwelling. It represents a common structure on the frontier of Pennsylvania in the 1790s, and is one of only a few such buildings preserved in the area north of the Ohio . . . — — Map (db m60570) HM
Founded 1776, in the Old Stone Manse in South Park, by Reverend John McMillan, pioneer minister and educator. It is the mother of five nearby churches and has given its name to the community. In the cemetery, 14 Revolutionary War soldiers from this . . . — — Map (db m122311) HM
Braddock Carnegie
Library
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
In commemorating the history of the
United States of America
Built in 1888-1889 and dedicated March 30, . . . — — Map (db m99024) HM
In the largest work stoppage to that date, over 350,000 U.S. workers went off the job. Reverend Adalbert Kazincy, pastor of Saint Michael's here, championed the strikers and provided the church as a meeting place. The strike failed after 15 weeks. — — Map (db m47044) HM
"The man who pursues justice and kindness
will receive honor and life"
-Proverbs
This monument is dedicated to those who fought for the United States, be it on the battlefields or in the factories. In times of war, the men, women, . . . — — Map (db m224781) WM
Named for landowner Thomas Bradford. Bradford Woods was first settled along the Harmony Trolley Line as a summer retreat in the fresh country air. It was Incorporated so that a school could be established for the children of the community. — — Map (db m103658) HM
With gratitude, love and respect,
the Citizens of Brentwood Borough
dedicate this memorial to our
World War II veterans in recognition
of their selfless devotion and
service to God and Country in the
Armed Forces of the United States . . . — — Map (db m224799) WM
Known as Woodville. Built 1785 by General John Neville; later occupied by his son, Colonel Presley Neville. Refuge of General Neville's family when some Whiskey Rebels burned his home at Bower Hill, July 17, 1794. — — Map (db m40979) HM
The "Flying Dutchman" was hailed as baseball's greatest shortstop and one of its finest all-around players. A lifelong Carnegie resident, born to German immigrants. Played for Louisville Colonels, 1897-1899, and the Pittsburgh Pirates from . . . — — Map (db m40682) HM
Known as “The Father of Flag Day,” he founded the American Flag Day Association and served as its president for fifty years. President Truman signed the Act of Congress that officially designated June 14 as Flag Day, with Kerr at his . . . — — Map (db m40980) HM
A militia captain during the American Revolution and civic leader in the early republic, Meeks was a petitioner to create Allegheny County in 1787. While making his living as a farmer, he took up arms to defend western Pa. during conflict and war. . . . — — Map (db m40221) HM
September 11, 2011
The Tenth Anniversary of the Terrorist Attacks on the United States of America
The Moon Township Volunteer Fire Company and the Township of Moon
Dedicate this memorial in memory of the 2,752 persons who lost their lives . . . — — Map (db m130046) WM
Do you know why this shelter is named "Rotary"?
The Rotary Club of Moon Township built this shelter and donated it to Moon Parks and Recreation: The Rotary Club recognized a need for a community gathering place in the park for families and friends . . . — — Map (db m206420) HM
This historic chapel, a landmark in the Pittsburgh area since 1837, is the third building occupied by the congregation of the Beulah Presbyterian Church, which was organized in 1784. Preceeded by two log buildings, the chapel is built of bricks made . . . — — Map (db m122316) HM
By Clairton Chapter
Blue Star Mothers of America
to commemorate the lives and
services of our sons who fought
and died for their country. — — Map (db m205443) WM
Designed and erected by
THE CITIZENS OF
THE CITY OF CLAIRTON
in honor of those
of our community who served our
country in times of war — — Map (db m205418) WM
Dedicated to the Citizens of Clairton who served our country with dignity and honor
A tribute to those who made the supreme sacrifice in the name of God and country
(Left Panel):
Americo Agostini
Horace Alford
L. . . . — — Map (db m205450) WM
Near this site stood Fort Vance, a settlers fort built during the French and Indian War era by Revolutionary War Captain Robert Vance. Robert Vance was a member of the Virginia Regiment of the Colonial Army, under the command of George Washington, . . . — — Map (db m93567) HM
Near the corner of Second Avenue and Chestnut Street there was erected, about 1776, by Captain Robert Vance of Virginia.
Pioneer settler on this site, a stockade known as Montour Bottoms or Vance Fort
This stockade was manned by Washington . . . — — Map (db m60831) HM
top left
The Crossroads
By 1819 a tiny village had taken root at the intersection of Beaver Indian Trail and Sharon road. It consisted of a few log cabins. Traces of old military road between Fort Pitt and Fort McIntosh (Beaver) could . . . — — Map (db m216247) HM
Designed and built in 1943 by the federal government as defense worker housing. Mooncrest residents produced armor plate, munitions, and ships at the nearby Dravo Corporation during World War II. Operated by U.S. Air Force after 1945; homes sold to . . . — — Map (db m40222) HM
Having lived the last forty-five years of her life at Robin Hill with her husband, Francis Bailey Nimick, and their six children and aware of the increasing population growth in the area in 1970, Mary Nimick graciously bequested through her will, . . . — — Map (db m163498) HM
On this site was located the isolation hospital erected in 1777 by General Edward Hand to care for troops at Fort Pitt. Blockhouses protected the original two-story log structure. — — Map (db m40394) HM
'Place of Beginning' at which the county survey commenced junction of Flaugherty Run and Ohio River created from Washington and Westmoreland counties. Approved by the General Assembly Sept. 24, 1788
Dedicated Sept. 24, 1988. — — Map (db m80705) HM
Dedicated To The Memory Of
the Boys from Dormont, Pa.
who made the supreme sacrifice
fighting for the cause of liberty
in the World War
1917 1918
Re-dedicated to the
Veterans of All Wars
by McCormick-Dorman
Post . . . — — Map (db m181863) WM
This tablet dedicated by
Burt Foster Post No. 361
American Legion
McKeesport, Pa. May 30, 1926
Named to honor the memory of a comrade
who gave his life that liberty, justice
and American ideals might endure.
Killed in . . . — — Map (db m224865) HM WM
Beloved son of
J.D. and L.V. Foster
Born September 30, 1891
Corporal 43rd Co. 5th Reg't.
United States Marine Corps
American Expeditionary Forces
Killed in action at Bois-De-Belleau
Chateau . . . — — Map (db m224856) HM WM
Plant here began in 1886. Acquired by Andrew Carnegie in 1890, then by United States Steel in 1901. Workers here implemented advances in rolling mill and blast furnace processes before 1914; in pollution control, 1953. At peak of operations they . . . — — Map (db m45001) HM
Inventor of air brake and some 400 other devices. Developed AC transmission of electric current. Spent creative years in Pittsburgh and founded the industry which bears his name. — — Map (db m40648) HM
Renowned editor, abolitionist, Civil War nurse, advocate of women's rights and temperance. Also author of "Half a Century, 1815-1865." Born Jane Grey Cannon at Pittsburgh December 6, 1815; died in old homestead on this site on July 22, 1884. — — Map (db m45002) HM
Composer of "Narcissus," "The Rosary," and other well-known musical works, was born November 25, 1862, at Vineacre, a property adjoining the far end of this street. Died February 17, 1901, at New Haven, Connecticut. — — Map (db m39943) HM
Here were the boatyards of John and Samuel Walker, a major center for building boats for western waters. A ship launched in 1793 at these yards reached Philadelphia via New Orleans. — — Map (db m41772) HM
A tribute to our men and women of our community who served their country
WORLD WAR I
1914 1918
Barton, Hobart, Sr.
Brown, Jack
Brown, Thomas
☆ Burke, Charles
Burke, William
Butcher George
Cavanaugh, . . . — — Map (db m205558) WM
Elizabeth's first burying ground dates back to the laying out of the town in 1787. Though few markers remain, the people of Elizabeth wish to pay tribute to the past and to those who helped make their home what it is today — — Map (db m205552) HM
This pioneer settler of Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County, arrived in Philadelphia from Rotterdam aboard the ship Mortonhouse in 1729. He and his wife Mary lived for a time near Hagerstown, Maryland and after the Braddock and Forbes . . . — — Map (db m63078) HM
One of the nation's earliest and most successful river navigation systems, its series of locks and dams, begun in 1838, has provided year-round navigation between Pittsburgh and Fairmont, West Virginia. Millions of tons of coal shipped through the . . . — — Map (db m56942) HM
Dedicated To Those Who Served
Our Country Faithfully
World War 1
Benedict Ernest
Davies Enny
Davies Dave
Davies John
Grilli Peter
Halechko Nick
Holdi Mike
Holdi John
Kozenski Charles
Maines William . . . — — Map (db m204659) WM
Dedicated as a lasting tribute to those who with unselfish devotion served the flag of our country which under God is the protector of all seekers of freedom. — — Map (db m140183) WM
A son, a brother, a young man from Emsworth, but most of all a hero who gave his life in the protection of those he left behind.
God bless you Patrick and SEMPER FIDELIS. — — Map (db m140165) WM
On this site in 1923, Westinghouse opened a special radio facility to experiment with long-distance transmissions. Led by Frank Conrad, engineers here demonstrated the vital role of high-frequency short waves in sending broadcasts around the world. — — Map (db m40901) HM
Gateway to the West and steel center of the world. Named for William Pitt by General Forbes after the fall of French Fort Duquesne in 1758. Laid out as a town by John Campbell in 1764. Incorporated as a city, 1816. — — Map (db m75099) HM
The worlds 1st industrial Van de Graaff generator was created by Westinghouse Research Labs in 1937 as an early experiment with atomic energy. The 5-story pear-shaped structure is located here. The company remained active in establishing US . . . — — Map (db m47038) HM
Hunters, traders, warriors, militia, war captives, and diplomats all used this early Native American path, which passed this location, for most of the 1700s as part of a regional network of trails. It provided a direct route between Fort . . . — — Map (db m40355) HM
Built by Robert G. Woodside (1876-1964) to resemble his father's ancestral Irish cottage. Woodside was an attorney, decorated war veteran, founder of the VFW, co-chair of American Battle Monuments Commission, Allegheny Co. Sheriff & Controller. . . . — — Map (db m78052) HM
Home of Robert G. Woodside (1876-1964). Decorated war veteran, attorney, American Battle Monuments Commission, founder of VFW, Allegheny Co. Sheriff & Controller. Awarded Medal of Freedom by Pres. Eisenhower in 1954. — — Map (db m78055) HM
Richland Historical Marker
Butler Short Line electric street car passed this spot as it ran between Pittsburgh and Butler carrying passengers and freight from May first, 1907 until April twenty-second, 1931. — — Map (db m55312) HM
Butler Short Line electric streetcar passed this spot as it ran between Pittsburgh and Butler carrying passengers and freight from May 1st, 1907 until April 22nd, 1931. — — Map (db m61017) HM
Side A
Count Noble
Across this lawn frolicked Count Noble (1879-1891). He has been called the greatest dog that ever lived. Count Noble sired generations of field and show champion English Setters and is a pillar of the breed in . . . — — Map (db m96077) HM
Founder Peter Shouse, built "Kentuckian," its first steamboat, in 1829. Sold 1837 to E. & N. Porter. By 1866 over 80 steamboats had been launched. The last was the 1727-ton "Great Republic," famed on the Mississippi River for its size and elegance. — — Map (db m201462) HM
Dedicated in memory of the following people who are buried within the gates of this cemetery
Ross Carter Rosie Cotter
Margaret Cotter
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Matilda Eberly Isabela Eberly
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John Harris Joseph M. Harris
Margaret C. . . . — — Map (db m80709) HM
We Honor
- Brothers, fathers, husbands, uncles, and sons who worked in the coal mines now diminished, descending into darkness and danger known to few others to simply support self and family.
- The hundreds tragically killed in the . . . — — Map (db m197590) HM
Opened in 1948, this former Pittsburgh Racing Association racetrack was the site of the 1956 final performance of Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus under the Big Top. Rising railroad costs, changing technology, labor troubles, space . . . — — Map (db m57519) HM
Oldest Episcopal Church in southwestern Pennsylvania, founded after the French and Indian War by veteran Major William Lea on his land grant. Francis Reno was the first vicar. Church members included General John Neville, the unpopular tax collector . . . — — Map (db m40978) HM
Erected by the members of the Steel Worker Organizing Committee Local Unions in memory of the iron and steel workers who were killed in Homestead, PA., on July 6, 1892, while striking against the Carnegie Steel Company in defense of their American . . . — — Map (db m156112) HM
Completed, early 1892. Through that summer, it was headquarters for the strike committee of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers. Telegraph lines installed here transmitted the news from journalists who were covering the Homestead . . . — — Map (db m44871) HM
This building possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America.
This was the headquarters of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steelworkers at the time of the Homestead Strike. It is one of the . . . — — Map (db m44873) HM
Standing at the foot of the Homestead Grays Bridge, Chiodo's Tavern embodied the spirit of Homestead and the Steel Valley. Originally the Trautman Hotel, the building housed a restaurant and bar for over 105 continuous years.
The longest . . . — — Map (db m156111) HM
United States Secretary of Labor, 1933-1945. Visited Homestead July 1933 to discuss New Deal policy. Local authorities barred her from meeting with aggrieved steelworkers in nearby Frick Park. Undeterred, she moved the assembly to federal property . . . — — Map (db m44867) HM
Private First Class John D. Kelly United States Marine Corps was presented the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously by the President of the United States Dwight D.
Eisenhower
For conspicuous gallantry at the risk of his life while . . . — — Map (db m221588) HM WM
Labor leader, workers' advocate. Arrested and jailed in Homestead for speaking to striking steelworkers, 1919. When a judge asked who gave her a permit to speak publicly, she replied, "Patrick Henry. Thomas Jefferson. John Adams!" — — Map (db m44869) HM
This ingot buggy holding two ingot molds stands as a symbol of the massive Homestead Steel Works—the mill that dominated the landscape and economy of this area from the completion in 1881 until it shut down in 1986.
After steel was . . . — — Map (db m156115) HM
Legendary baseball team that dominated the Negro Baseball Leagues during the first half of the 20th century. Founded by steelworkers in 1900, the Grays inspired African Americans locally and across the nation. Led by Cumberland Posey Jr., they won . . . — — Map (db m40890) HM
In honor of the fighting
men of World War II
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 373
Homestead PA
Incorporated March 28, 1920
Dedicated Memorial Day 2002
— — Map (db m156114) HM WM
A Permanent record and tribute to "Our Boys" of Elrama and Floreffe who answered the call of our country in the World War. 1914 - 1918
F. Withers
P. I. Smith
Arthur Flynn
Arnold Keegle
Wm. Roy Bressler
Eugine McDermott . . . — — Map (db m206854) WM
In honor of those who served
Floreffe PA. in the
Vietnam War
☆ Robert Guy Brown ☆
☆ James C. Dewar ☆
Leo A. Stanton
Paul E. Stanton
Michael R. Stanton
Terry L. Stanton
Raymond F. Girman . . . — — Map (db m206674) WM
In honor of those who served Floreffe Pa. in the
Korean War
John Moresea
Raymond C. Biddle Sr.
Grant E. Fleegle
Regis S. Lantz
Fredrick L. King Jr.
☆ Charles Delafield ☆
Ralph Heckman
Thomas . . . — — Map (db m206735) WM
Barton, Glenn Jr.
Barton, James L. Jr.
Barton, Joseph F.
Barrow, Robert E.
Bavin, Frank
Bendel, Calvin C.
Bendel, Charles E.
Bendel, David O.
Bendel, Henry L.
☆ Bendel, Jacob
Bendel, Joseph
Bendel, Richard . . . — — Map (db m207016) WM
Governmental and judicial center for Yohogania, a county erected by Virginia in asserting its claim to western Pennsylvania from 1777 to 1780. The site is on the hilltop opposite. — — Map (db m44986) HM
Side A
E.V. Babcock - The Father of Allegheny County Parks
We have E.V. Babcock to thank for starting Allegheny County's remarkable park system. Edward Vose Babcock (1864-1948) was born and raised on a farm near Fulton, New York. He . . . — — Map (db m114185) HM
The names of the heroic
men and women of this parish
who served in the armed forces
of our country during World War II
are indelibly inscribed on this tablet
Those killed in combat abroad
Akanowicz, Edward A.
Banczak, Walter J. . . . — — Map (db m177516) WM
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