Settled in the 1790s and incorporated in 1883; Dunbar was named for Col. Thomas Dunbar; who along with Gen. Edward Braddock and George Washington came to the area in 1755 to take back Fort Duquesne. In 1791; Isaac Meason started the Union Furnace; marking the beginning of the industrial growth that became Dunbars lifeblood for more than a century. Vintage photographs in Dunbar capture the towns industry; tragedies such as the Hill Farm Mine disaster; faith; weddings; pastimes that entertained young and old alike; intriguing people; and beautiful buildings that stand as a testament to a more prosperous age. Today tourism opportunities such as the Sheepskin Trail; the Fayette Central Railroad Tourist Train; and the coke oven project at the Dunbar Historical Societys park are helping the community reinvent itself and provide a new future for the little town.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Our first apartment overlooked the Speedway and we couldwatch the races from our windowBy Ginny MaddenI grew up in the Carnegie area (Scott Township) .Everything was in Carnegie within walking distance for movies. shopping. doctors. I remember many of the things in the book. Our first apartment overlooked the Speedway and we could watch the races from our window. I still have relatives there. Carnegie has changed so much I hardly recognized it the last time I was back there. The material in the book is very good. but the book was not bound very well. pages are loose. My son lives in California and a woman he met at a football game was talking about Pittsburgh and he told her that his mother (me) was born in Carnegie and he was born in Pittsburgh. She gave him the web site. I live in Minnesota.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Hometown HeroesBy Michael A. BuzzelliI never gave much thought to those trips to the Main Hotel for fish sandwiches. watching the Chartiers rush by in the wet winter months. or walking down by the railroad tracks skipping school when I was a kid. Now. I have a newfound appreciation of my old hometown(Actually. I consider myself a Scott Township native. but its up the street and around the corner from Carnegie).Reading about Hometown Hero Honus Wagner. Steel magnate Andrew Carnegie and his generosity. and all the colorful characters who made up Carnegies history had me entralled in Sandy Henrys new book.I was captivated by the pictures. The nuns on the boat in flood just cracks me up. Its worth buying the whole book for that picture alone.
