Historical Markers and War Memorials in Donora
Donora, Pennsylvania and Vicinity
▶ Washington County (78)
▶ Allegheny County (471)
▶ Beaver County (147)
▶ Fayette County (95)
▶ Greene County (24)
▶ Westmoreland County (100)
▶ Brooke County, West Virginia (37)
▶ Hancock County, West Virginia (28)
▶ Marshall County, West Virginia (26)
▶ Ohio County, West Virginia (74)
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▶ Allegheny County (471)
▶ Beaver County (147)
▶ Fayette County (95)
▶ Greene County (24)
▶ Westmoreland County (100)
▶ Brooke County, West Virginia (37)
▶ Hancock County, West Virginia (28)
▶ Marshall County, West Virginia (26)
▶ Ohio County, West Virginia (74)
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
1► Pennsylvania (Washington County), Donora — Cement City —  |
| Located four blocks to the west. Built 1916-1917 as housing for employees at American Steel and Wire's Donora plant. A community of 100 units in 80 Prairie-style buildings, noted for the innovative use of poured-in-place concrete construction. One . . . — — Map (db m45008) HM | |||
| 2► Pennsylvania (Washington County), Donora — Rabe Manor — |
| Jacob Rabe came from Maryland in 1770 to Western Pennsylvania while this area was claimed by Virginia. In 1774 he received a Virginia Certificate for 412 acres. Boundary dispute between Virginia and Pennsylvania was settled in 1781, with the . . . — — Map (db m69762) HM | |||
| 3► Pennsylvania (Washington County), Donora — The 1948 Donora Smog — |
| Major federal clean air laws became a legacy of this environmental disaster that focused national attention on air pollution. In late October of 1948, a heavy fog blanketed this valley, and as the days passed, the fog became a thick, acrid smog that . . . — — Map (db m45007) HM | |||
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