Established April 15, 1904, by Andrew Carnegie. The Pittsburgh-based foundation awards the Carnegie Medal in the United States and Canada to persons who risk their lives to save others. Heroic acts that followed the January 25, 1904, explosion in . . . — — Map (db m42649) HM
Erected May 30, 1905
Subscribed by members of local unions of District No. 5 United Mine Workers of America. In memory of 179 miners and mine laborers who lost their lives in the Harwick Mine explosion January 25, 1904. — — Map (db m147489) HM
Scientist, naturalist and writer. Born 1907 at 613 Marion Avenue; died 1964. Her 1951 book “The Sea Around Us” was followed in 1962 by “Silent Spring.” This book focused the nation's attention on the dangers of pesticides and . . . — — Map (db m42648) HM
