MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY

WEST MIFFLIN, PA

Flooded Mononghela River Great Allegheny Passage in Point State Park @ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — Flooded Mononghela River Credit: daveynin

The Mifflin Township Historical Society is a non-profit organization located in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. The society was established in 1999 with the goal of preserving and promoting the history of Mifflin Township. The society operates out of a historic one-room schoolhouse, known as the Gill Hall School, which was built in 1872.

The society conducts regular meetings and events throughout the year, including guest speakers, historical tours, and educational programs for both children and adults. The society also maintains an extensive collection of artifacts, photographs, and documents related to the history of Mifflin Township and the surrounding area.

In addition to its regular activities, the Mifflin Township Historical Society is also involved in various community projects and initiatives, such as the preservation of historic landmarks and the promotion of local history education in schools. The society relies on the support of its members and volunteers to continue its mission of preserving and promoting the rich history of Mifflin Township.

MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in WEST MIFFLIN PA. US MID #8404201153

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mid-Atlantic (District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania).

Flood Aftermath clean-up View of Allegheny River @ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

GAP: Red Waterfall in 2024 Demonstrating acid mine drainage
The water here is acid and iron-rich, coming up to the surface from underground mines, staining the rocks rust-red. Acid mine drainage (AMD) is a major source of water pollution and the cause of the extensive stream degradation and environmental damage.

Where did this mine water come from?
The Ocean Coal Company, a subsidiary of Berwind-White Coal Company of Philadelphia, PA established several mines in this region including in 1900, Ocean No. 2. It is purported that drainage from Ocean No. 2 is the chief cause of the Red Waterfall.

Why is it acidic and full of iron?
Hundreds of millions of years ago, the massive Pittsburgh Coal Seam formed underneath parts of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio from ancient swamp plants. Sand, silts, shells, and other matter were deposited and made a rock seal over the carbon rich vegetation. This rock contained the mineral &quot;pyrite&quot;, made of iron and sulfur.

Cola mining exposes pyrite to oxygen and ground water causing the formation of sulfuric acid and a number of red, orange, and yellow compounds. AMD occurs when this mine water seeps, or in this sea, bursts out into streams. The yellow sulfur can be seen in the shale near coal seams.

Source: Greater Allegheny Passage

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Allegheny County Soldiers' Memorial, Pittsburgh

I had not known or planned to visit the Allegheny Co. Soldiers' Memorial, so it was an accidental discovery during my Pittsburgh trip. Unfortunately I was meeting Brandon soon and so did not go in. One day perhaps I'd go back?

The Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh, 5th Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard, Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA Built in 1926-1934, this Gothic Revival-style tower was designed by Charles Klauder to serve as an administration building and classroom building for the University of Pittsburgh. The building stands 42 stories and 535 feet (163 meters) tall, being the second-tallest university building in the world, only exceeded by the newer Moscow State University Main Building in Russia, and was the second-tallest building in Pittsburgh at the time of its completion, though it lost this status in 1970. The building is clad in limestone with a massing that tapers towards the top and center with multiple setbacks, a four-story podium at the base with bay windows and tall recessed gothic arched entrance bays, buttresses and tracery on the exterior facade, pinnacles and a parapet with multiple gothic arches at the top of the building, a theater to the southeast of the main building with similar exterior features but a much lower height, known as the Stephen Foster Memorial, and a series of themed classrooms with various decorative finishes inside the building. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, and is a contributing structure in the Schenley Farms Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The building today remains the principal structure of the University of Pittsburgh campus, dominating the surrounding Oakland neighborhood, and standing in the middle of a large lawn with trees and smaller buildings at the edges.

Contact MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY

website: www.mifflintownship.org

MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY
3000 LEBANON CHURCH RD STE 202
WEST MIFFLIN
PA
15122-1512

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MID #	8404201153
Name	MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Alternate Name
Classification	Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Mid-Atlantic
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	251414137
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Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)
INCOME	0
REVENUE	0
LAT/LONG	40.350431, -79.925731
CODES	FIPS State Code: 42 FIPS County Code: 003 US Census Tract: 488200 US Census Block: 3012