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Notable Sewickley


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...
Aug 24, 20235 min read


“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,...
Aug 24, 20237 min read


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...
Aug 24, 20237 min read


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...
Aug 24, 202314 min read


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...
Aug 24, 20234 min read


The Railroad in Edgeworth
Signals, March 2013 Transcribed from an unpublished manuscript by Frederick Way, Jr., The Ohio & Pennsylvania Rail Road Co. commenced...
Aug 23, 20237 min read
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