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Homestead is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Monongahela River 7 miles (11 km) southeast of downtown Pittsburgh.The borough is known for the Homestead strike of 1892, an important event in the history of labor relations in the United States.
The Homestead Historic District is a historic district which is located in Homestead, Munhall, and West Homestead, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1990.
Homestead Steel Works was a large steel works located on the Monongahela River at Homestead, Pennsylvania in the United States. The company developed in the nineteenth century as an extensive plant served by tributary coal and iron fields, a railway 425 miles (684 km) long, and a line of lake steamships.
The Homestead strike, also known as the Homestead steel strike, Homestead massacre, or Battle of Homestead, was an industrial lockout and strike that began on July 1, 1892, culminating in a battle in which strikers defeated private security agents on July 6, 1892. [5] The governor responded by sending in the National Guard to protect ...
Homestead is a former railway station which is located in Homestead, Pennsylvania. It is now used by the Allegheny County District Attorney 's office as a support and training facility. History and architectural features
The Bost Building, also known as Columbia Hotel, is located on East Eighth Avenue in Homestead, Pennsylvania, United States.Built just before the 1892 Homestead Strike, it was used as headquarters by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and for reporters covering the confrontation.
Pages in category "Homestead, Pennsylvania" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... Homestead Grays Bridge; Homestead Historic District;
The Carnegie Library of Homestead is a public library in Munhall, Pennsylvania founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1898. It is one of 2,509 Carnegie libraries worldwide; 1,689 built in the United States.