Pittsburgh Glass Works

Pittsburgh Glass Works (HM5HG)

Location: Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Allegheny County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 26.39', W 80° 1.047'

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First glass factory in Pittsburgh was established on this site by James O'Hara and Isaac Craig in 1797. It manufactured bottles and window glass until the 1880s. A precursor of Pittsburgh's rise as the nation's largest glass producer.
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HM NumberHM5HG
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Year Placed1997
Placed ByPennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
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Date Added Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 at 9:35pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 583330 N 4477039
Decimal Degrees40.43983333, -80.01745000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 26.39', W 80° 1.047'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 26' 23.40" N, 80° 1' 2.82" W
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Area Code(s)412, 724
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1267-1399 PA-837, Pittsburgh PA 15219, US
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