STEAMER CAPSIZES IN GALE ON RIVER Boat Goes Down Near Allenport, Pa., Carrying Three To Death. MONONGAHELA. Pa., April 5 Caught In a gale of wind sweeping over the Monongahela river today, the steamer Henry A. Laughlln was overturned and sent to the bottom of the river near Allenport, drowning two women and a man... Continue Reading →
Floating Down The Old Monongahlea
Listen to Charles Hart sing Floating Down the Old Monongahela* *only foreigners say "MonongahEEla".
I was doing a little research about the Cincinnatti Mine (Courtney PA) disaster that killed 97 miners 100 years ago and came across hand tinted picture of a coal miner on his way home from work.
Lent 1908 Style
THINGS TO QUIT: Gossiping. Fidgeting. Grumbling and Hairsplitting. Saying fate is against you. Finding fault with the weather. Going around with a gloomy face. Fault-finding, nagging and worrying. Taking offense where none is intended. Dwelling on fancied slights and wrongs. Taking big things and doing small ones. Scolding and flying into a passion over trifles.... Continue Reading →
C.A. Preston Dairy, Monongahela PA
This milk bottle from C.A. Preston dairy which at one time was in Monongahela is up for sale on eBay. From the sellers description: This tall round quart is embossed C. A. Preston, Phone 4112R 3, Monongahela, PA. in the slugplate. Also has a wavey line embossed around neck and Sealed 11 PA. embossed on... Continue Reading →
Monongahela Cemetery To Celebrate 150th Anniversary In 2013
Did you know that the Monongahela Cemetery will celebrate its’ 150th Anniversary in 2013? To prepare the community for this milestone the Directors of the Cemetery will post interesting history information each month. The final entry will be in May of 2013. During the last week of June the public will be welcomed to participate in... Continue Reading →
Please Sign This Petition To Save St. Anthony Church In Monongahela
Please sign this petition to save St. Anthony Church in Monongahela. It's is a beautiful well maintained church. I would hate to see it vacated: Many of our elderly don't know how to use the internet, computers or email so why not assist them and help them sign the petition too?
Double Rainbow Over Monongahela
A passing storm left a rainbow over Monongahela this afternoon. See more pictures over at the Lost Monongahela Facebook Page.
We All Need It
A post card currently up for sale on eBay, dated 1912 from H. Minney to Mrs. Janet Burnett of Carnegie, PA. Click each image for a larger view.
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.
Monongahela Matchbox on Ebay
I know that some of you collect Monongahela ephemera so here is a box of Monongahela Safety Matches made by Monongahela Candy Company currently up for sale on eBay. Notice Washington's scowling face. I guess he never cared much for Monongahela after the Whiskey Rebellion.
Mingo Park Map
Here's a great map of Mingo Creek County Park. Click here to download the .pdf file of the map. Keep a copy on your iPhone for future reference when out at the park.
2012 New Year’s Resolution:
to post at least three stories per week on Lost Monongahela! Hope you are successful in keeping your resolutions and may you have a happy 2012!
Beginnings Of The Old Combustion Engineering Plant, Monongahela PA.
What we know as the old Combustion Engineering (C.E.) plant started out as The Coshocton Iron Works. Here's an entry from Iron Age, Volume 7o, 1902: Application for a Pennsylvania charter will be made August, 21 by the Coshocton Iron Company, operating a foundry at Coshocton, Ohio, which have become allied with the Liggett Spring... Continue Reading →
Check Out The New Lost Monongahela Facebook Page
Check out the new Lost Monongahela Facebook page. There you can find photos and links related to Monongahela that might not appear here on the blog. The main reason I created it is to provide a way for you readers to post your own pictures, links and stories related Monongahela and Southwestern PA.
Kennywood’s Open
Sign posted on door of Men's room, Eat'n Park, Monongahela PA
Celebrate Fall On The Great Allegheny Passage Bike Trail
A bike ride on the Great Allegheny Passage is a great way to enjoy fall color. This picture is of the Bollman Bridge (1871) near Meyersdale Pa. but the trail at the West Newton or Cedar Brook park access points are just as beautiful.
PNC Bank Is Now The Highest Ranked Major National Bank In The U.S.
Speaking of banks: PNC Bank is now the highest ranked major national bank in the U.S. Reasons for high ranking: good management, productive employees, lower exposure to homes in foreclosure. May be time to invest in some stock.
Hotel Glasser aka Marble Hotel, Monongahela PA
Hotel Glasser as of Saturday September 25, 2011. More to follow...
Main Street Looking West, Monongahela PA
This is a postcard which recently sold on Ebay. The seller said it has a 1912 postmark. I would like to take a photograph from the same vantage point but I can't identify where it is along Main Street. Any ideas? One clue could be the lack of electrical lines. Anybody know when phone poles... Continue Reading →
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