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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EDO_moon-township-september-11th-memorial_Moon-PA.html
Moon Township September 11th Memorial. . September 11, 2011 The Tenth Anniversary of the Terrorist Attacks on the United States of America The Moon Township Volunteer Fire Company and the Township of Moon Dedicate this memorial in memory of t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D9B_aria-cultural-district-lofts_Pittsburgh-PA.html
Aria Cultural District Lofts. -Historic Landmark-. Aria Cultural District Lofts Originally, Gerber Carriage Company Rutan & Russell, Architects, 1904-05. var plainText = document.getElementById('inscription1').innerText; …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2COU_standard-chemical-company_Pittsburgh-PA.html
Standard Chemical Company. . Founded here by brothers J.J. and Joseph Flannery in 1913, it was the first commercial producer of radium in the US. Radium production was the earliest nuclear industry. Discoverer Marie Curie visited the laboratory in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2COT_maria-sklodowska-curie_Pittsburgh-PA.html
Maria Sklodowska Curie. . In commemoration of Maria Sklodowska Curie A Polish scientist Discoverer of Radium and Polonium Conferred Degree of Doctor of Laws By the University of Pittsburgh on May 26th, 1921 Inspecting facilities of Standar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BAK_the-biergarten_Pittsburgh-PA.html
You are now standing in the Biergarten. Originally, this served as the area where horse-drawn carriages would drop off and pick up beer barrels. Look up at the windows and notice the remnants of iron hinges where shutters once hung, as well as bri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BAJ_e-o-brewery_Pittsburgh-PA.html
Eberhardt & Ober Brewing Co. brewed beers in accordance with the German beer purity law. Current home of Penn Brewery. 16. E & O Brewery 800 Vinial Street -1884-
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BAH_the-lagering-caves_Pittsburgh-PA.html
Before refrigeration became commonplace, breweries chilled, or "lagered" their beer in deep tunnel or caves. The entire hillside behind Penn Brewery is riddled with an extensive network of lagering caves. Refrigeration was not introduced at the si…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26T7_steelmaking-capital-of-the-world_Homestead-PA.html
For over a century, the massive Homestead Steel Works defined the Pittsburgh Region as the steelmaking capital of the world. Opened in 1881 by a handful of industrialists eager to take part in the industrial boom, the Homestead Works flourished af…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25JK_e-v-babcock-the-father-of-allegheny-county-parks-creation-ecology-culture_McCandless-PA.html
Side A E.V. Babcock - The Father of Allegheny County Parks We have E.V. Babcock to thank for starting Allegheny County's remarkable park system. Edward Vose Babcock (1864-1948) was born and raised on a farm near Fulton, New York. He set out at …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24ZW_chartiers-old-town_Tarentum-PA.html
An early Shawnee Indian village located at the site of present Tarentum. It was named for Pierre (Peter) Chartier, who had a trading post here from 1734 to 1743. He was the son of Martin Chartier, a French explorer. Several heavily traveled Indian…
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