Electric Service Comes to Latrobe
The electro-mechanical age from 1840 to 1940 led to ways to harness electricity for useful purposes. Life before and after was very...
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- Jan 17, 2021
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Tornado of 1926
Star coupe deluged by brick and concrete block fallen from apartment above. Miraculously Mr. Foote who was getting out of the car was...
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- Jan 17, 2021
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History of Latrobe Area Historical Society
Latrobe Area Historical Society Building on Weldon Street in 2019 After Remodel of Front. History of Latrobe Area Historical Society The...
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- Jan 16, 2021
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Latrobe: Home of Professional Football?
John Kinports Brallier in Washington & Jefferson football sweater Latrobe: Home of Professional Football? The following articles were...
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- Jan 15, 2021
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History of Medicine in Latrobe
Latrobe Hospital addition of 1943 with new entrance. Original 1910 building with 1928 Metzger annex is on left. History of Medicine in...
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- Jan 4, 2021
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Growing Up On Main Street Of Yesteryear
Latrobe Main Street 300 block looking west in 1907. A sign on the left promises the coming of the Cole Bros. 3-ring circus and...
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- Oct 9, 2020
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History of Latrobe's Theaters
The Grand Theater at 207 Main Street. Other theaters in Latrobe in 1918 were the Paramont at 225 Main and the Olympic 317 Main.
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- Oct 5, 2020
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Brief History of Latrobe Pennsylvania
Christopher Gist crossed the Allegheny mountains around 1750 as a surveyor and was the first to give a detailed description of the area.
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- Oct 5, 2020
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Chester Lee, Latrobe Class of 1936
“Hey, we’ve got a problem here." Among those on the receiving end of this fateful message was mission director Chester Maurice Lee.
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- Oct 4, 2020
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Latrobe's First Steel Mill 1888
The real growth of Latrobe began when the Latrobe Steel Works began operating in what would become Latrobe's Fifth Ward.
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- Oct 2, 2020
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History of Latrobe's Streets
Oliver Barnes 1851 plan for the layout of the new town of Latrobe changed country roads into streets. Many names have been added or changed.
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- Mar 23, 2020
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First Non-stop Airmail Pickup
The first non-stop airmail pickup between Pittsburgh and Huntingdon, West Virginia, took place just outside Latrobe on May 12, 1939.
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- Mar 20, 2020
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Initial Plan of Latrobe
In 1851 Oliver Barnes laid out the streets and lots for a new town, which he named after a long-time friend and associate, Benjamin Latrobe
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- Mar 18, 2020
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Early Settlers
Christopher Gist crossed the Allegheny mountains around 1750 as a surveyor and was the first to give a detailed description of the area.
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- Mar 18, 2020
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Growth of Latrobe
Latrobe Borough grew as more areas of Derry and Unity Townships were incorporated and expanded from three to six wards in 1906.
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