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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHCJ_the-desperate-and-the-decadent_Pittsburgh-PA.html
The Great Strike of 1877 was instigated by a ten percent cut in workmen's wages on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad—one cut of many since the panic of 1873. The industry at large had experienced significant wage cuts and lay offs. By 1877, th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHCI_who-was-the-howling-mob_Pittsburgh-PA.html
In 1877, the population of Pittsburgh was approximately 120,000. It is estimated that 30,000 people — a full quarter of the city's population — participated in The Great Strike and the rioting that ensued. Roughly half of the rioters w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHCF_the-empty-pocket-pays_Pittsburgh-PA.html
In 1877, The Pennsylvania Railroad Company (PRR) was the largest corporation in the world. In that year the PRR, like railroads across the country, instituted massive lay-offs and wage cuts—reportedly due to declining profits. When workers o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9TL_clinton-furnace_Pittsburgh-PA.html
Pittsburgh's first successful blast furnace for making pig iron. Operations began near here, 1859, using Connellsville coke as fuel. The furnace's technology initiated a new era, leading to more advanced furnaces capable of producing huge amounts …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5LV_duquesne-incline_Pittsburgh-PA.html
Historic LandmarkThe Duquesne Incline - 1877Built by Samuel Diescher, Engineer for Kirk Bigham & AssociatesPittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5IF_west-view-memorial_West-View-PA.html
This memorial is dedicated in sincere tribute to the living and dead whose valiant efforts and unselfish sacrifices have made America great. God grant that the liberty of humanity, won only by brave souls and vigilantly guarded, shall live on with…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5HG_pittsburgh-glass-works_Pittsburgh-PA.html
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.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3LW_braddocks-crossing_West-Mifflin-PA.html
Below this hill, about midday on July 9, 1755, a British army of 1300 made its second crossing of the river and advanced to drive the French from Fort Duquesne. A few hours later, with General Braddock mortally wounded and his army routed, survivo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM85_camp-d-d-gaillard_Verona-PA.html
15th U.S. Engineers. World War Volunteers. Enlisted at Pittsburgh. Trained here May 23, 1917 to July 8, 1917. Embarked from New York July 9, 1917. England July 19, 1917, to July 23, 1917. First Armed foreign troops to land in England since Sixteen…
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