Located at the confluence of the Youghiogheny and Monongahela Rivers; McKeesport was settled by David McKee in 1755. In 1769; McKee acquired land from the Colonial government and one of his sons; John; laid out a village that became known as McKee�s Port because a ferry was operating there. Early industries included coal mining and the building of flatboats; and in 1851; an ironrolling mill was started. Industry continued to boom as steamboats and railroads soon appeared; and in 1872; National Tube was founded and joined by other steel industries and foundries. The growing industries created an abundance of jobs; and immigrants from throughout Europe flocked to the area. McKeesport still maintains a strong ethnic heritage. Through vintage photographs; McKeesport documents the history of this once booming steel town from the development and subsequent loss of its major industry to its recent revitalization.
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