Bryce Brothers Glass Company
Employment was always available in the glass plants. The Bryce Brothers Glass
Company manufactured fine crystals and glass products in Mt. Pleasant from 1896
to 1965. The art of making hand blown glass was a . . . — — Map (db m204243) HM
Air Force Bombing Run Europe 1943
Henry W. B. Mechling
Born - 14 October 1852 in Mount Pleasant, PA
Died - 10 April 1926 in Washington, DC
Entered Military Service at Pittsburgh, PA
August 4, 1875
Discharged at Fort Meade, Dakota . . . — — Map (db m204251) HM WM
Mt. Pleasant Institute Building
Although primarily known for
its industrial history, Mt. Pleasant
was a center for the arts for
many years starting around the
turn of the 20th Century. Music
and theatre were major components
of the . . . — — Map (db m204244) HM
Navy Carrier launched airstrike Battle Of Midway 1942
Marine Corps raising the flag Battle of Iwo Jima 1945
Uncommon Valor was a Common Virtue
Distinguished Service Cross
Medal of Honor
Navy Cross
Air Force Cross
Distinguished . . . — — Map (db m204250) WM
Gen. Edw. Braddock, equipped to attack Ft. Duquesne, cut a 12 ft. road north through the western wilderness. On July 2nd, seven days before their defeat, his troops rested midday at springs nearby then marched a few miles NW from this point to . . . — — Map (db m20944) HM
Coast Guard Cutter on patrol North Atlantic 1943
Merchant Marine Convoy Duty Arctic Ocean 1942
American Military Dead
American Revolution 1777 - '83 4,435
War of 1812 1812- '15 2,260
Indian Wars 1817 - '98 10,001
Mexican War . . . — — Map (db m204252) WM
In the Bonnet School House,
on this site, the first
General Conference of
the Church of the United
Brethren in Christ
was held A.D. 1815. — — Map (db m23094) HM
In memory of
Henry Clay Frick
1849 - 1919
Native of this District
Coal and Coke Magnate
Ironmaster Capitalist
and Philanthropist who
began his financial
career as a clerk in
a store located in this
building owned and . . . — — Map (db m72364) HM
The steel and coke magnate was born about one mile from here on Dec. 19, 1849. Birthplace and Historical House, the Overholt home, are now preserved as a historical museum. — — Map (db m73913) HM
Standard Shaft Mine & Coke Works
The H.C. Frick Coke Company's
Standard Shaft-Mine
& Coke Works (Pictured
above) was in operation
from about 1883.
until 1931 The original
mine: called Standard
Shaft No. 2, employed
936 men . . . — — Map (db m204246) HM
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1867-73; born, 1819, in Mt. Pleasant. His active career included other important offices: First Mayor of San Francisco, 1850; Governor of Kansas Territory, 1856; Major General, Civil War. Died, 1873. — — Map (db m22354) HM
In memory of
Joseph Potocki PFC
US Army WWII Veteran Purple Heart
Loving family - Joseph & Kathy Potocki
and children - Jennifer, Jessica & Joey — — Map (db m230239) WM
We Are Free Because They Served
World War I
World War II
Korea
Vietnam
July 4, 1973
Andrew P Palenchar, Army KIA
Clyde E Whetsel, Army KIA
John Macheska, Army POW
George Stefano, Army KIA
John M Ulrey, Army KIA
Frank C . . . — — Map (db m22378) WM
Erected to
the memory of
our gallant sons
who
endured the hardships
and
fought our nations
battles
Dedicated Nov. 11, 1924
1775-1783 Revolutionary War •
1812 War of 1812
1846-1848 Mexican American War •
1861-1865 Civil War . . . — — Map (db m22355) WM
This Bell Rang in the
Mount Pleasant
Saint Joseph Church Tower
1888-1978.
In Loving Memory of Their Parents
Philip & Antoinette Rosso Miele — — Map (db m204261) HM
Home of
Braddock Trail Chapter
National Society
Daughters of
the American Revolution Organized November 29, 1943 Confirmed December 15, 1943 Incorporated May 2, 1949
Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
☆
Samuel Warden . . . — — Map (db m228562) HM
One of the world's largest coke producing centers operated here from 1883 to 1931. H. C. Frick Coke Company's more than 900 beehive ovens consumed thousands of tons of coal daily. The company publicized itself by exhibiting a scale model of Standard . . . — — Map (db m55587) HM
This is the story of Penn Park...the unique design and
concept combines a parklet with a parking lot. On this site
sat the Penn Theater for many years. Because of the vision
and idea of Penn Park, Bob and Donna Back donated
the properly. . . . — — Map (db m204241) HM
Above we see the east end turnaround and boarding stop on the same corner that you are
standing now. Utilized by the workers of the coke and glass factories to get to work, the
trolleys were also used to visit & shop in downtown Mt. Pleasant. . . . — — Map (db m204245) HM
