{"product_id":"mckeesport-mckeesport-heritage-center-volunteers-9780738549859","title":"McKeesport","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrough vintage photographs, McKeesport documents the history of this once booming steel town from the development and subsequent loss of its major industry to its recent revitalization.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLocated at the confluence of the Youghiogheny and Monongahela Rivers, McKeesport was settled by David McKee in 1755. In 1769, McKee acquired land from the Colonial government and one of his sons, John, laid out a village that became known as McKee's Port because a ferry was operating there. Early industries included coal mining and the building of flatboats, and in 1851, an iron rolling mill was started. Industry continued to boom as steamboats and railroads soon appeared, and in 1872, National Tube was founded and joined by other steel industries and foundries. The growing industries created an abundance of jobs, and immigrants from throughout Europe flocked to the area. McKeesport still maintains a strong ethnic heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e McKeesport Heritage Center Volunteers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738549851\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738549859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/20\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 6.55w x 0.34d","brand":"McKeesport Heritage Center Volunteers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947040407807,"sku":"9780738549859","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_67eb632e-cbe5-4e07-a1f4-991eafc295dd.jpg?v=1681516355","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mckeesport-mckeesport-heritage-center-volunteers-9780738549859","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}