The National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum
Address: 50 S. 1st Ave., Coatesville, Pa.
Phone: 610-384-9282
Open: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday - Saturday
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As 1870 dawned, America was still reeling from the trauma of the Civil War. More than 600,000 lives had been lost, cities and farms across the South lay in ruins, and tho...
It’s a word that anyone fears hearing shouted in the middle of the night — fire.
Around 1:30 a.m. April 1, 1874, the occupants of the Central Hotel in Millerstown in But...
The philanthropic impact of Andrew Carnegie continues to this very day.
To cite just one example, the Carnegie Free Library of Braddock, the first of its kind, was recen...
At first glance, East Butler looks like any other small Pennsylvania borough. But behind its quiet streets lies nearly a century of history shaped not by single events, b...
With its rich deposits of coal and iron ore and access to river transportation, Western Pennsylvania became the birthplace of the American steel industry. It also became ...
Few food companies have had a more lasting impact on American eating and buying habits than Pittsburgh’s own H.J. Heinz Company. By developing quality products and market...
