Cement City

Cement City is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Washington County, dedicated 1997.

McKean Ave. (PA 837)

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Located four blocks to the west. Built 1916-17 as housing for employees at American Steel & Wire's Donora plant. A community of 100 units in 80 Prairie-style buildings, noted for the innovative use of poured-in-place concrete construction. One of several concrete communities built in the U.S. during this era, Cement City survived to house successive generations of families. A National Register Historic District.

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1872 · Allegheny, Washington, Greene counties. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1902 · Brownsville, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1903 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1906 · Brownsville, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1940 · Brownsville, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Allegheny, Washington, Greene counties, 1872, covering the location of Cement City, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Allegheny, Washington, Greene counties, 1872, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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