Around Connellsville

by Karen Hechler, Paul E. Eckman, Connellsville Area Historical Society, et al.

Book Overview

With images from the Connellsville Historical Area Society's archives and private collections, encounter the hidden history of Connellsville.

Connellsville became the first city in Fayette County when it merged with New Haven in 1909. Connellsville's growth was shaped by the Youghiogheny River, coal mining, and coke production, which fueled the nation's steel industry for nearly 100 years. Known as the coke capital of the world,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738599352
• ISBN13: 9780738599359
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.1"