Cement City
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Gosffo
N 40° 10.079 W 079° 51.722
17T E 596899 N 4447022
Homes made of cement!
Waymark Code: WM42D3
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/27/2008
Views: 42
Marker Text:
Located four blocks to the west. Built 1916-17 as housing for employees at American Steel & Wire's Donora plant. A community of 100 units in 80 Prairie-style buildings, noted for the innovative use of poured-in-place concrete construction. One of several concrete communities built in the U.S. during this era, Cement City survived to house successive generations of families. A National Register Historic District.
Marker Name: Cement City
County: Washington
Date Dedicated: 10/04/1997
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: McKean Ave. (Pa. 837), South Donora
Category: Business & Industry, Labor
Website: [Web Link]
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