McKees Rocks and Stowe Township

by McKees Rocks Historical Society and Bernadette Sulzer Agreen

Book Overview

McKees Rocks and Stowe Township, just downriver from the Point of Pittsburgh, contributed significantly to the growth of steel and transportation in western Pennsylvania.

In 1888, the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, known as the Little Giant, built a 100-acre maintenance facility in McKees Rocks, igniting the spark to the region's massive industrial, business, and population explosion. By 1910, the population soared to 15,000,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738564710
• ISBN13: 9780738564715
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"