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McKees Rocks - Stowe Twp. Book Now Available!!
McKees Rocks and Stowe Township Arcadia Book McKees Rocks Historical Society's 'Images of America' Book Signing Reserve your copy today. Contact Vicki 412.771.4266 or email victorial7744@yahoo.com ************************************************************** Farmer's Market ******************************************************** My Money, My Life, a program of NeighborWorks Western Pennsylvania is excited to announce that we are holding a class in McKees Rocks! Classes will be onJuly 14th, 16th, 21st, 23rd and 28th. Class will be held from 1:00-4:00pm each day. Lunch will be served. Please see the attached flyer for more details! If interested please call Courtney at 412-281-1100 x 121 to register! We look forward to seeing you! ******************************************************** Stowe Class Of 1964 Reunion Event: 45th Class Reunion STOWEHIGH SCHOOL Class of 1964 Date: Saturday evening October 24, 2009 Place: Amici’s Banquet & MeetingCenter (formerly Tambellini’s) 860 Saw Mill Run Blvd. Pittsburgh, Pa. 15226 412-481-1118 Who: Classmates and Guests Invitations: Scheduled to mail August 2009 Including more details Contact: Peg Wilson 412-726-9388 Cell
Group e-mail: Internet users can be added to our Stowe ’64 group by contacting Peg Wilson at ***************************************************************** Dates in History
Events/Dates in McKees Rocks History –– June, submitted by John Makar: June 15, 1892............................... First issue of McKees Rocks Gazette June 16, 1915............................... William Zinkhan, liquor dealer (24 Chartiers Ave.) and first burgess of McKees Rocks, dies at his home, Chartiers Ave. at Bruce St., at age 66. June 5, 1919............................... Sheldon E. Thompson, engineer who erected all the machinery for the McKees Rocks plant of Pressed Steel Car Co., dies in Baltimore, MD at age 73. June 16, 1920............................... Flooding destroys the bridge over Chartiers Creek between McKees Rocks and Esplen. June 30, 1922............................... Pittock, PA Post Office is discontinued for the first time. June 1923............................... St. Mary Greek Catholic (now Ukrainian Orthodox) Church is dedicated. June 1, 1925............................... Truck load of fireworks explodes on Thompson Ave. Two (2) men were “blown to bits” and over 20 were injured. Damages totaled $50,000. June 16, 1929............................... Dewitt C. Fenton, President of Stowe Twp. School Board, dies at his 6 Highland Ave. home at age 60. June 16, 1931............................... West Park Car House closes. June 22, 1941............................... Renovated Stowe Tunnel reopens. June 22, 1952............................... Rt. 23 Sewickley-Coraopolis trolley service is discontinued. Rt. 23 Neville Island service from Pittsburgh to Graham Loop, Neville Island is instituted on a regular basis. June 8, 1959............................... Pittsburgh Railways Co. gets provisional O.K. to replace its West End trolley lines, including Rt. 25 Island Ave. and Rt. 26 West Park with buses. Track and overhead wires are to be left in place until final permission is given. This will take effect with the closing of Point Bridge on June 21. June 21, 1959............................... The last 25 Island Ave. trolley passes through Stowe and McKees Rocks at approximately 12:30 AM. The last 26 West Park does the same at around 3:00 AM. June 1961............................... Presston School closes. June 7, 1963............................... While inspecting the completed Island Ave. repaving project, Gov. William W. Scranton stops at Davis School to visit teachers and children who were waiting for his motorcade. June 27, 1963............................... A $150,000 fire destroys the old Presbyterian Church in Presston and the nearby Steel City Electric Corp. warehouse. June 30, 1966............................... Last day of operations for the Stowe Township and McKees Rocks School Districts. June 24, 1972............................... Days of continuous rain along with downpours from Hurricane Agnes brings devastating flooding to the Bottoms and other low-lying sections of Stowe and McKees Rocks. June 10, 1978............................... Fire races through five (5) buildings in the 700 block of Chartiers Ave. June 25, 1983............................... A general alarm fire destroy the old P&LE Planing Mill and Car Repair Shop. June 22, 1985............................... Fire destroys a three-story building at 1125 Island Ave. Three (3) were killed. June 19, 1986............................... Presston Footbridge is closed for repairs. June 11, 1993............................... A state-sanctioned Board of Control takes over operations of the Sto-Rox School District. June 30, 1997............................... Miles Bryan and Hamilton Schools close. June 9, 2006............................... An explosion destroys a home on 11th St., West Park.
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