H.J. Heinz Company Plant - Pittsburgh, PA
N 40° 27.211 W 079° 59.574
17T E 585395 N 4478582
Quick Description: Henry Heinz started making and selling condiments and selling them to grocers in 1869. This is the most famous Heinz factory, situated on the banks of the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, PA.
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 4/6/2008 1:33:09 PM
Waymark Code: WM3H6Z
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Long Description:
The H.J.HEINZ COMPANY PLANT, entrance at 1062 Progress St., is
the main plant of the world-famous '57 Varieties' and covers 17
city blocks. Henry J. Heinz (1844-1919) at the age of eight sold
vegetables from the family garden. In 1869 he started bottling
horse radish in the basement of his Sharpsburg house, now standing
in a court surrounded by 27 massive plant buildings. From the firms
experimental Service Building, decorated with beautiful murals,
contains dining, social, and recreation rooms for employees. The
SARAH HEINZ HOUSE, a community center, houses clubrooms, library,
and athletic facilities for the plant workers.
---Pennsylvania, A Guide to the Keystone State, 1940
The factory still exists and today produces baby food and instant
soups.
Book: Pennsylvania
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 313
Year Originally Published: 1940
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