Found this painting of Monongahela that was up for auction recently. Here are a few details: Artist: Leisser, Martin B. (American, Western Pa. 1846-1940) Title: Monongahela City Date: late 19th Century Medium: oil on canvas over cardboard Dimensions: 8 x 11.75 inches Description: A typical Leisser travelling painting sketch Signature: incised with a stylus or... Continue Reading →
Lincoln School Ephemera
I found this pin tray on eBay depicting Lincoln School the other day. Funny but I couldn't find any photos of Lincoln School online. (Let me know if you have any you would like me to post.) Lincoln School built in 1908 was a handsome building located between Lincoln and Thomas Streets in Monongahela. Many... Continue Reading →
Monongahela Ephemera For Sale On eBay
Thought you might enjoy reading about several items related to Monongahela up for sale this week on eBay: One pint milk bottle from Dunlevy Dairy - Donora and Monongahela, PA ~~~ Pennsylvania F.O.E. convention medal from 1922 ~~~ Antique: The People's Clothing Store Monongahela PA Box and iPad cover ~~~ Monongahela High School Wildcat Pennant... Continue Reading →
Monongahela Area Dairy Farms Remembered
Young readers may find it hard to believe but milk (pronounciation) wasn't always sold at the local store in paper cartons or plastic jugs. I'd venture to say that most Lost Monongahela readers remember a time when milk was home delivered in glass bottles. Milk bottles are collectible now and fortunately for us they were... Continue Reading →
Monongahela Riverboat T.P. Roberts
Above is the Monongahela riverboat T.P. Roberts from a postcard postmarked Monongahela, PA. 1909. The T.P. Roberts was an engineers boat that visited the Elizabeth Marine Ways at least twice. Visit the website "Steamboat Building In Elizabeth PA" view other photographs and to read more about the boat and the people who worked on her.
More Than You Ever Wanted To Know About The Charleroi-Monessen Bridge
An extensive report of the history of the Charleroi Monessen Bridge can be found at HistoricBridges.org What I found most interesting was the appendix at the end. It tells of how all the records of the American Bridge Company (the company that built the bridge) were lost with filing cabinets full of documents and scores... Continue Reading →
A Little More History Of The Liggett Spring And Axle Company
From the July 31, 1902 edition of Iron Age The Liggett Spring and Axle Company, manufacturers of high-grade carriage and wagons springs and axles, whose plant is now located in Allegheny, Pennsylvania are going ahead rapidly with their plans for building a new works near Monongahela City. The company have secured at this place at tract... Continue Reading →
The Race Track – AKA Armstrong Field, Ringgold Soccer Field In Monongahela PA
I am working on an upcoming blog post and could use your help. Do any of you have any information or memories about the area known around Monongahela as the "Race Track" aka Armstrong Field? Currently located there is a soccer field, a softball field and on the southern end is Cox's arena. Here is... Continue Reading →
Wavolena – A Hospital In A Can!
Currently up for sale on eBay is a tin of Wavolena manufactured by the Waverly Supply Co. of Monongahela PA. According to the lable Wavolena is: A Splendid Eternal Remedy to assist nature in the Healing of Sores, Cuts, Burns, Bruises, Stings, Ulcers, Poisons, Boils, Felons, Chapped Hands, Salt Rheum, Tetter, Dandruff, and kindred ailments.... Continue Reading →
Rare First National Bank Of Monongahela City Collectable For Sale On Ebay
Up for sale on eBay is a rare memento from the First National Bank Of Monongahela City. I wonder if it was a premium given away to people for doing business with the bank. This would be a great item to purchase and donate to the Monongahela Historical Society! The eBay ad reads: This Antique... Continue Reading →
Historic Hotel Glasser To Be Demolished
I just found out that one of my favorite buildings in town - the historic Hotel Glasser - is scheduled to be demolished. I have some great photos of the hotel that I shot last year. I'll post them here on the blog Sunday or Monday. In the meantime you can read about the hotel... Continue Reading →
Let’s Put The Monongahela Daily Republican Online
*** UPDATE 01-10-2015 *** You can now read issues dating from 1880 to 1970 here on Newspapers.com. "It is the essence of the poor that they do not appear in history." Anonymous I came across this quote while looking for a sub-heading for "Lost Monongahela" as I was revamping the design of this blog. Though I... Continue Reading →
The Utter Crap You Find On The Internet (rant)
I've been reading about the causes of the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 and discovered that shortly before in 1787 there was a similar tax rebellion in Massachusetts known as Shays' Rebellion. (Shays' Rebellion was basically a showdown between the establishment - of which Mrs. Adams is an example - and the rebels who were being... Continue Reading →
Souvenier From Monongahela Old Home Week 1908
This is a souvenier from the Monongahela Old Home Week Celebration of 1908. Originally it would have included a ribbon attaching the top and bottom of the medal. I purchased this off eBay a few months ago and was excited to receive it in the mail. Kind of gives you a sense of connection with... Continue Reading →
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Monongahela PA – Then and Now
I came across an old post card showing St. Paul's church as it appeared years ago when it still had a steeple. It's always interesting to compare how things change over the years so here is a photograph of the church taken in 2010: And here is how the church appeared on a postcard with... Continue Reading →
Reorganized and added photograph my earlier Monongahela Panorama post
I reorganized and added a photo to an earlier post I made last year 1909 Monongahela Panorama Virtual Scavenger Hunt. As a side note, I spoke to one of the software engineers over at Gigapan and he complimented us on your participation in the comments area of the Monongahela panorama. Shortly after the panorama was... Continue Reading →
Hall’s Cabins – Monongahela, Pennsylvania PA
I came across this postcard recently. The postmark is from 1951 so I'm sure there are plenty of folks around who would remember these cabins. I want to say that route 31 is today's route 136 but I'm not sure. My guess is that these cabins were located somewhere along the flat areas of Dry Run... Continue Reading →
Help Identify This Picture, Main Street Monongahela PA
I need help identifying this picture of Main St. Monongahela in a postcard from the 19930's or 1940's. Here are a few clues to orient yourself: I believe this picture was taken early in the morning, thus you would be looking south on rt 88 (toward Charleroi) I think the building on the... Continue Reading →
Oops!
I just found an error in my virtual scavenger hunt post of a few days ago. The image link took you to the general Gigapan.org site but not directly to the Gigapan image I created. Sorry about that. Here is a corrected direct link to the image: http://gigapan.org/gigapans/44587/ There are a few items yet to... Continue Reading →
Winter of 1799
"In the Winter of 1799, the greatest snow fell at one time that was known. It began snowing on Friday evening and snowed until the following Monday morning, snow measuring over a foot deep." from page 225 - Historical magazine of Monongahela’s old home coming week. Sept. 6-13, 1908
Lost Monongahela 