Making history since 2008
Reminiscent. Editor Daily Republican. - Forty years ago this winter was the longest and coldest winter season within the last half century. The river froze up in December and did not open until March; the ice was about two feet thick and teams could drive on it anywhere with perfect safety. There was good sleighing... Continue Reading →
Many of us remember the feeling - you are traveling south on Main Street in Monongahela trying to get to Charleroi for an appointment. You are a few minutes late but if all the green lights through town are in sync you might just arrive on time. You approach 4th Street and YESSS, you just... Continue Reading →
"Thieves entered the spring house of John Hamilton at Ginger Hill, on Thursday evening and took the week's make of butter and also milk buckets to carry it in. The marks of nippers were plainly visible on the door staple. The same party had visited Joseph Gamble's spring house, and forced the door, but Mrs.... Continue Reading →
According to The Daily Republican March, 13, 1882: A cow which had entered the paper mill straw yard one day several weeks ago, in search of food, was observed to eat her way towards the steam tubs, but the workmen were too busy to drive her out. A half hour later they looked for her,... Continue Reading →
The Monongahela Republican contains the following: "Parties engaged in exhuming the bodies of the MERCER family for removal from the old graveyard to Monongahela City Cemetery on Friday last, found the body of Mr. J.B. MERCER in a singular state of petrifaction. The graves of Mrs. MERCER and the two children on each side were about sixteen inches lower than that of their father, yet while their bodies had returned to dust and were perfectly dry, his grave was filled with water, and his body turned to stone.
I usually try save these old articles and post them on Lost Monongahela on the same date as they were published decades ago but I just couldn't wait with this piece. It was written by the publisher and editor of the Monongahela Republican, Captain Chillion (Chill) W. Hazzard and was published in the Pittsburgh Daily... Continue Reading →
Monongahela, Pa., Sept. 19 - A game of cards resulted in murder Saturday at Hazelkirk, a mining town, but was not reported to the police until Sunday. When George Nazok won $3 from George Kopko, the latter accused the other of cheating. Nazok made an angry reply and left the room. Kopko followed and fired... Continue Reading →
from the Gallipolis Journal - August 14, 1862 A Fearful Scene - During the late exhibition of Van Amburg's menagerie at Monongahela City, Pa. a fearful and exciting scene occurred. It appears that shortly after the audience had assembled, a terrific storm arose, which tore the canvass into rags, and threatened serious injury to the... Continue Reading →
The following article is from the April 24, 1913 edition of The Daily Republican. The lead story was about the huge explosion at the Cincinnati Mine in Courtney PA, just 2 miles from Monongahela. I didn't have time to transcribe this article but the image should be pretty easy to read:
One hundred years ago today a terrible explosion occurred at the Cincinnati Mine in Courtney about one mile down river from Monongahela PA. Ninety-seven men died and many were injured. Below is an account of the accident which appeared in the April 23, 2013, edition of Monongahela's newspaper, the Daily Republican. EXPLOSION AT THE CINCINNATI... Continue Reading →
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 →
From the December 25, 1904 edition of The Washington Times: A game of seven-up broke an election deadlock in Monongahela, PA., last February. Clark Boyd, Republican, and James Hendrickson, Democrat, each received 113 votes for register assessor and played cards for a decision. The Democrat won.
Daily Morning Post - Monday, March 29, 1858 A notorious character, called "Kelly, the Pirate," has lived about Monongahela City for some time. He has been in the habit of drinking very hard, and abusing his wife and children. On last Tuesday evening he took one of his children, sick with scarlet fever, from its... Continue Reading →
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