Stories, quotes and anecdotes from Appalachia. 1880s-1950s era.

Category: Pennsylvania

He aimed to give Grit’s readers courage and strength

In December 1882, the newspaper began a Saturday edition titled Grit, which included local news items, editorials and humorous tidbits.

Pittsburgh KDKA originated the first commercial radio broadcast on Nov 2, 1920. Transmitter signals reached homes several hundred miles away.

Virginia governor Lord Dunmore concluded to settle the boundary line dispute with Pennsylvania by forcibly taking possession of Fort Pitt.

Two generations of Wilsons had perfected the art of what was a most unusual sales technique by the time George Wilson Jr. became president.

Engineers, politicians, power companies spent the first half of the 20th century trying to reduce the Youghiogheny River to a series of lakes.

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