Steamboats on the Ohio River
Signals, April 2016 The first steam-powered boat on the Ohio River, called the New Orleans, was constructed in Pittsburgh in 1811 by...
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Notable Sewickley
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“The Friendly River” by Franklin T. Nevin
Signals, October 2016 Author Of The “Village of Sewickley” Reprinted from the Sewickley Herald, April 13, 1928 [Written as the railroad,...
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The Railroad in Edgeworth
Signals, April 2018 The following is from a manuscript written by Capt. Frederick Way, Jr. (1901-1992), in which he presented “in capsule...
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Newly Arrived in America
Signals, February 2010 James Shearer (1833-1902), a stonemason by trade, and his brother William emigrated from Glasgow, Scotland, to the...
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The Pennsylvania Lines Conservatory
Signals, April 2011 This article first appeared on page 7 of the January 23, 1904, issue of The Weekly Herald. One notable feature of the...
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The Railroad in Edgeworth
Signals, March 2013 Transcribed from an unpublished manuscript by Frederick Way, Jr., The Ohio & Pennsylvania Rail Road Co. commenced...
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