. The first one hundred years of McKeesport. An historical and statistical description of the city from its inception until its centennial in 1894. ^^^S-^. PB»>*^ The Peoples Bank, (see pag-e 58). McKeesports Smaller Industries. ME first industry we liave any knowledge of was a tan3ardestablished by Samuel Culbertson, in 1802, on the rear ofthe lot on Shaw avenue now owned b} James S. Kuhn. A resi-dence belonging to it stood on what is now the corner of Hueyand Olive streets. About 1820, or verv soon thereafter, James Evans manu-factured wool hats and operated a small distiller}-. Hugh Rowl
. The first one hundred years of McKeesport. An historical and statistical description of the city from its inception until its centennial in 1894. ^^^S-^. PB»>*^ The Peoples Bank, (see pag-e 58). McKeesports Smaller Industries. ME first industry we liave any knowledge of was a tan3ardestablished by Samuel Culbertson, in 1802, on the rear ofthe lot on Shaw avenue now owned b} James S. Kuhn. A resi-dence belonging to it stood on what is now the corner of Hueyand Olive streets. About 1820, or verv soon thereafter, James Evans manu-factured wool hats and operated a small distiller}-. Hugh Rowland erected and operated a carding and fullingmill in 1826. It was situated below Second street betweenMarket street and Strawberry alley. The power to operate themill was a tramp-wheel rotated by two old horses. It was thecustom for women from the country districts to ride into town,with a slieet or blanket wrapped around a crop of wool, attachedto the horn of their saddles. They had it carded at Rowlandsmill to make it read} for the spinning wheel, which was in thosedays an indispensable implement in every well regulated Rowland sold out
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