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The tube works were first constructed in 1869 by John and Harvey Flagler of Boston, Massachusetts. Already having small-scale experience with tube production, they purchased the Fulton, Bolman Company, with their headquarters in McKeesport and constructed a plant in the town. [1] [2] From 1869 to 1901 the plant had major success in its ...
For the next 20 years Eastland tried to stay afloat with a variety of unique tenants - including a PennDOT state driver's license testing center, a beer distributor (Beer World, located in the old J.C. Penney's), a distribution center for Xerox, the local magistrate's office, a professional wrestling center (PWX, owned by James Miller), a bingo ...
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McKeesport, then part of Versailles Township, began to grow in 1830 when mining of the large deposits of bituminous coal in the region began. The first schoolhouse was built in 1832, with James E. Huey as its schoolmaster. [citation needed] McKeesport was incorporated as a borough in 1842, and the city's first steel mill was established in 1851.
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Bird’s-eye view of the National Tube Works, McKeesport, in 1888. Items portrayed in this file depicts. inception. 1888. File history.
In the 1980s, during the decline of the American steel industry, both mills were closed and razed. The Bridge remained unused for several years, until 2007, when it became part of the Great Allegheny Passage [1] bike trail from the C&O Canal Towpath in Cumberland MD to Pittsburgh PA. The bridge is next to the McKeesport – Duquesne vehicular ...