Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - 15218 - {Swissvale Branch}
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member outdoorboy34
N 40° 25.324 W 079° 53.315
17T E 594284 N 4475196
The Swissvale Branch Post Office is located at 1911 Monongahela Avenue in a Commercial Complex of Swissvale Borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Waymark Code: WMKNHH
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/06/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member PTCrazy
Views: 4

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - 15218 - {Swissvale Branch}

ABOUT THE COMMUNITY THIS POST OFFICE SERVES
Swissvale is named after the Swisshelm family. John Swisshelm (1752–1838), who owned a farm where the town is located. John Swisshelm served under General George Washington in the Revolutionary War, and camped at Valley Forge. John Swisshelm married Mary Elizabeth Miller, and they had many children. Their son, James Swisshelm, married Jane Grey Cannon, noted abolitionist and political activist. The Pittsburgh neighborhood of Swisshelm Park, adjacent to Swissvale, is named after Jane Grey Cannon Swisshelm.

George Westinghouse, the President of Westinghouse Air Brake Company, formed the Union Switch & Signal company and maintained that facility in Swissvale.


POST OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am - 12:00pm

Type of structure:: Stand-Alone

re-enter Zip Code here:: 15218

Current Status:: Still in Use

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