Monessen: A Typical Steel Country Town

by Cassandra Vivian

Book Overview

Once a Native American hunting ground, the industrial melting pot of Monessen, in western Pennsylvania, rises over a horseshoe bend in the Monongahela River. Established in 1898, this powerhouse town boomed for close to 60 years, producing vast amounts of steel and other crucial industrial materials. Known for its cultural diversity, Monessen's predominantly immigrant population-with the highest naturalization rate in the United States at the turn...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589731468
• ISBN13: 9781589731462
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"