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 Henry Clay Frick - Pittsburgh PA Posted by:  Don.Morfe
N 40° 26.397 W 079° 54.614
17T E 592423 N 4477159
He made his fortune in the coke making business and was known as the "Coke King." He merged his vast coke and railroad interests with those of Andrew Carnegie the "Steel King" to form the Carnegie Corp which later became the United State Steel Corp.
Waymark Code: WM12WWT
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/28/2020
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He is buried in Homewood Cemetery in Section 14, Lot 66.
Description:
From Wikipedia: He was an American industrialist, financier, union-buster, and art patron. He founded the H. C. Frick & Company coke manufacturing company, was chairman of the Carnegie Steel Company, and played a major role in the formation of the giant U.S. Steel manufacturing concern. He also financed the construction of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Reading Company,[citation needed] and had extensive real estate holdings in Pittsburgh and throughout the state of Pennsylvania. He later built the historic neoclassical Frick Mansion (now a landmark building in Manhattan), and upon his death donated his extensive collection of old master paintings and fine furniture to create the celebrated Frick Collection and art museum. However, as a founding member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, he was also in large part responsible for the alterations to the South Fork Dam that caused its failure, leading to the catastrophic Johnstown Flood. His vehement opposition to unions also caused violent conflict, most notably in the Homestead Strike.
Date of birth: 12/19/1849
Date of death: 12/02/1919
Area of notoriety: Science/Technology
Marker Type: Monument
Setting: Outdoor
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed
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