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Beaver Falls: Gem of Beaver County (PA) (Making of America)
Beaver Falls Gem of Beaver County - PA - Making of America Author:Kenneth Britten With an industrial foundation laid down more than 200 years ago, Beaver Falls quickly secured a role in history as one of the most well-established manufacturing towns in western Pennsylvania. Further recognition as a ìPittsburgh in miniatureî soon followed as the townís commercial base grew and prospered during the halcyon days of the nineteent... more »h century. Early residents strove to build the town into a self-supporting community committed to family values, and Beaver Falls continued to grow and thrive after the mills and factories gave way to the social experiments of the Harmony Society and the founding of Geneva College. ÝÝBeaver Falls: Gem of Beaver County devotes a chapter to local football legend Joe Namathís first season of greatness, complete with play-by-play details of the exciting Friday night high school games. ìBroadway Joeísî early team picture is here, along with dozens more rare and compelling, never-before-published images. Readers will also find telling narratives of the Big Snow of 1950 and the Great Race of 1908, with more than 100 vintage photographs and maps detailing the gripping stories and unique memories chronicled here. ÝÝ« less