Vandergrift

Vandergrift is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Westmoreland County, dedicated 1990.

Washington Ave. (PA 56)

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Hailed by historian Ida Tarbell as America's "most important industrial town," with homes owned by the workers. Founded 1895 by Geo. G. McMurtry, president, Apollo Iron & Steel Co. Named for Capt. Jacob J. Vandergrift, and designed by the firm of Frederick Law Olmsted.

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1872 · Jefferson, Clarion, Indiana, Armstrong counties. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1889 · Pennsylvania (western portion). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1891 · Map of Pennsylvania. 93 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1903 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1907 · Freeport, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Map of Pennsylvania. 93, 1891, covering the location of Vandergrift, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Map of Pennsylvania. 93, 1891, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Vandergrift

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