Rocks, and assemble a pictorial history of the area as a class project. Blake sheltons name found in oklahoma girls 1980sera textbook amid school funding dispute. But at one time it was one of the areas most striking features. Mckees rocks genealogy in allegheny county, pa usa 1,012,695 pennsylvania 60,629 allegheny county 3,647 mckees rocks 28 note. The history of our parish st nicholas orthodox church. Mckees rocks high school roxian yearbook mckees rocks, pa, class of 1939, page 14 of 94 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Funeral home services for george are being provided by anthony m. Historic tenements and row homes of the bottoms photo tour pittsburgh. The historical society fosters an appreciation of the past, with an emphasis on local history.
Travelling toward mckees rocks, the roadway bends about 30 degrees to a nearly direct westward course just before reaching the eight warren deck trusses. Marge hohl lifelong active resident of mckees rocks chartiers avenue, she was a judge of elections for over 30 years, a member of the american legion, where she was secretarytreasurer of the ladies auxiliary, and a longtime member of st. Feb 28, 20 in the shadow of the mckees rocks bridge and the adena indian mound is a neighborhood called the bottoms, a surviving urban relic of the mckees rocks. A brief guide to the history and geography of mckees rocks. He highlights the fact that the entire valley played a major role in the growth of the wilderness west of the alleghenies. Founder of drive pa indian trails, gps triggered audio tours. Archaeology conducted at the mckees rocks mound and similar sites has done much to solve the riddle that fascinated jefferson. Introduction in his book an historic portrait of mckees rocks, author s.
The mound, a burial site, was augmented in later years by members of the hopewell culture. Similar books to mckees rocks and stowe township images of america. The pittsburgh press from pittsburgh, pennsylvania on. The mckees rocks bottom industrial switcher shoves another cut of sand cars for transloading into a business. The bottoms neighborhood is the site of the mckees rocks indian mound, designated as a. Pictures, pittsburgh, 61 replies mckees rocks, pittsburgh, 11 replies. Mckee was an indian agent, who carried out trade and acted as a sort of diplomat. He served in elected and appointed positions at the post, county, district and department state levels culminating with his election as department commander 20022003 in which he achieved all american status. Mckees rocks, also known as the rocks, is a borough in allegheny county, in western. Mckees rocks church records church records, 191927 west park presbyterian family history library church records, 19271961 west park united presbyterian family history library. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level.
In the past, the city was known for its extensive iron and steel interests. The list of names is also useful for getting together a. At 7,293 feet 2,223 m long, it is the longest bridge in allegheny county. The mckees rocks historical society, located in mckees rocks, pa, is a local organization dedicated to studying and preserving the history of mckees rocks. Blake sheltons name found in oklahoma girls 1980sera.
Johns in black lick, pa, were received into the orthodox church in. The pittsburgh, allegheny and mckees rocks railroad is located in an area along the river known as the bottoms. Robert jones passed away in mckees rocks, pennsylvania. May 16, 2014 thats one story of the discovery of the ancient mckees rocks indian mound. Thanks to the passion of bernadette sulzer agreen, a former high school spanish teacher and longtime systems analyst for mellon bank, the mckees rocks historical society now has its history documented in a new book, images of america. The mckees rocks historical society was formed in december 2007 to promote and preserve the history of mckees rocks and stowe township. Our mckees rocks obituaries page is a resource for you to locate information about current services or browse through our past services. The bank of mckees rocks the bonnie shop the coffee pot the corner market medovich bros. Hotels in 156 mckees rocks pennsylvania, hotel near 156 zip. Get directions, maps, and traffic for mckees rocks, pa. Search for cheap and discount hotel rates in mckees rocks, pa for your upcoming leisure or conference group travel. Mckees rocks historical society, mckees rocks, pennsylvania. Mckees rocks, pennsylvanias white pages, demographics, major event ticketing, community calendar, interactive map of mckees rocks, pennsylvania classified ads, history and trivia, community forums, photo galleries.
The carnegie museum of natural history excavated half the mound in 1896. Find individual business listings for businesses located within the city of mckees rocks in pennsylvania. Our 50th anniversary book reports of the regular sunday routine for the future. By mid1899, he had orders for fifteen thousand steel cars on the books. The pain of losing a loved one can be overwhelming. Mar 18, 2004 but in fact mckees rocks was named after the family of alexander mckee, who bought his land in the 1760s as well. The mckees rocks historical society was founded in. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit.
Funeral home services for robert are being provided by valerian f. She moved around a lot, from the north hills to sheraden, to millvale, and finally to the mckees rocks neighborhood known as the bottoms, a hardknock area of. Mckees rocks, also known as the rocks, is a borough in allegheny county, in western pennsylvania, along the south bank of the ohio river. This book mckees rocks and stowe township images of america is a valuable source of historical events and past archives like the mckees rocks bridge under construction and the 1936 pittsburgh flood. Highlights of the new book include the mckees rocks strike of 1909 between the pressed steel car company and its workers, the rox ice arena and the rox rangers later known as the rooney rangers, the largest native american mound in western pennsylvania, and why merchants and borough leaders raised the street level five to eight feet for a halfmile stretch of the main business thoroughfare. The mckees rocks strike was among the largest of the ethnic labor conflicts that occurred in the early twentieth century in the state of pennsylvania. The pittsburgh press from pittsburgh, pennsylvania page 22. Condeluci describes how the forces of nature shaped the area now known as mckees rocks. The mckees rocks bridge is a steel trussed through arch bridge which carries the blue belt, pittsburghs innermost beltline, across the ohio river at brighton heights and mckees rocks, pennsylvania, west of the city. Mckees rocks bridge bridges and tunnels of allegheny county. Murdered journalist lyra mckees book is to go on presale. As the last ice age ended about 10,000 years ago, glaciers and water receded, and land again began to appear.
If the delaware king shingas became persona non grata in colonial mckees. Hhc 8821 mckees rocks bottoms pa the mckees rocks bottom i. Historic tenements and row homes of the bottoms photo tour, pittsburgh, replies abandoned. Biedrzycki joined the vfw in 1969 at post 418 in mckees rocks, pa. Ford dealer mckees rocks pharmacy mckees rocks provision. Ms mckee was shot by dissident republicans on april 18 during unrest in the. This book has a lot of old photographs and printing relating to the photos describing everything in full detail. Find over 27 million businesses in the united states on the official yellow pages directory website. Jun 15, 2009 bernadette sulzer agreen is an amateur genealogist, local historian, and freelance writer. The string of structures is so long and complex that the western section threading its way through mckees rocks bottoms is described on its own page. Mckees rocks and stowe township, just downriver from the point of. Learn more about these businesses by visiting our mckees rocks cdc business directory. Bernadette sulzer agreen is an amateur genealogist, local historian, and freelance writer.
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Mckees rocks, it is important to look back at the major events and people that. The adena culture built a large mound at the future site of mckees rocks. Mckees rocks and stowe township bernadette sulzer agreen. Skeleton found on the mckees rocks indian mound historical images, historical. The mckees rocks mound is located at the confluence of chartiers creek and the ohio river four miles south of downtown pittsburgh. A book written by murdered journalist lyra mckee about the 1981 ira killing of an mp will go on presale this month. Clubs in mckees rocks, pennsylvania clubs in mckees rocks. Series by bernadette sulzer agreen, mckees rocks historical society. Amongst the dreariness of the rain this little gritty section of the city in mckees rocks makes for a great scene. The paperback of the mckees rocks and stowe township, pennsylvania. We found great results, but some are outside mckees rocks.
Register to let other graduates of mckees rocks high school find and contact you. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. This project is going to connect the city of pittsburgh to mckees rocks, along route 51, along the mckees rocks bottoms, and finally connecting to the montour trail, which now has a spur to the. Apr 15, 2015 mckees rocks mound attracted the attention of the newly formed carnegie museum of natural history and became the first site excavated by that museum in 1896 under the direction of frank m. Body language news pittsburgh pittsburgh city paper. George matovich obituary mc kees rocks, pennsylvania. Mckees rocks high school roxian yearbook mckees rocks, pa.
The mckees rocks historical society was founded in 2007 to encourage community interest in the. One of the ways you can overcome this pain is by leaving a message of condolence in our local obituaries. Mound building developed among indians in the ohio valley during the adena culture stage 800 b. Mckees rocks history shows that it is one of the oldest places of human habitation in eastern north america, and might easily have become the site of pittsburgh, but for the chances of history.
The mckees rock mound, a domeshaped earthwork 85 feet in diameter and 266 feet in circumference, is the most impressive example of this ancient indian architecture in modern pennsylvania. Also, there were large railroad machine shops, and manufacturers of. George schuster obituary coraopolis, pa pittsburgh. The name of the borough is often incorrectly written as mc kees rocks, mckee s rocks, or mckees rock, but the official name is mckees rocks. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. Mckees rocks was the site of one of the pivotal labor conflicts of the early 20th century, the 1909 mckees rocks strike.
We realize that a mckees rocks high school year book may be hard to find so registering to complete your schools virtual yearbook may be the next best thing to finding mckees rocks high school yearbooks. George matovich passed away in mc kees rocks, pennsylvania. The obituary was featured in pittsburgh postgazette. Find the names of the businesses that call mckees rocks home. One of the more successful strikes led by the iww was the one that occurred at mckees rocks in 1909. Mckees rocks, pennsylvania wikipedia republished wiki 2. Mckees rocks pa old photos old pictures, photographs and postcards from family albums, old yearbooks, genealogy records and shoeboxes submitted by researchers like you. See more ideas about pittsburgh pa, pittsburgh and pennsylvania history. Look for the keeper, book 1 in the crossing realms series, coming this april. Weve also read that early farmers in the area sometimes plowed up skulls of those buried in a sitting position. One of a series in the popular collection of history books published by.
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