Hailed by historian Ida Tarbell as America's "most important industrial town," with homes owned by the workers. Founded 1895 by George G. McMurtry, president, Apollo Iron and Steel Company Named for Captain Jacob J. Vandergrift, and designed by the . . . — — Map (db m40555) HM
On Grant Avenue just east of Lincoln Street (State Route 56), on the right when traveling west.
In the early 1890s, George McMurtry, president of the Apollo Iron & Steel Company, needed to expand his galvanized steel operations. Beset with labor problems and unable to acquire additional land, he selected a 650-acre farm site a few miles . . . — — Map (db m155868) HM