Located in Elk County atop the Allegheny Mountains; Sancta Marienstadt (St. Marys) was founded in 1842 on the feast day of Mary. Establishing St. Marys as a refuge to preserve their German Catholic roots; the hardy pioneers of the area eventually embraced a multiethnic; progressive cityscape. Early settlers farmed and developed natural resources. When the extractive industries of timber; coal; and clay were exhausted; the town could have withered away. Instead; the industrious people turned to the newtechnologies of carbon and powdered metal. St. Marys flourished; becoming a leader in the world in these fields; and was labeled the �Carbon City.� St. Marys recounts the success of this experiment through photographs from the St. Marys and Benzinger Township Historical Society; illustrating the many paths taken by the people of St. Marys to realize the faith of their founders.
#1972140 in eBooks 1996-08-01 1996-08-01File Name: B0099E0K1M
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. May be of interest to "newbies" to area. But being 7th generation from area new information contained is not worth price.By mompoptooReceived on time is exactly as described. just very costly.
