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Description: Growth in Pittsburg
Date: November 12 1825Newspaper published in: Washington, DC
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Growth in Pittsburg
In Pittsburg (Penn.), a great addition is being made to the number of substantial brick dwellings. There are now in activity in the same place, 7 considerable Steam Rolling Mills, employed in the manufacture of iron into bars, sheets and nails; 8 large Air Foundries; 6 separate Steam Engine manufactories; a Wire manufactory, &c. The Pittsburg Gazette says: "One fact worthy to be noted, which has come to our knowledge, is that Mr. STACKHOUSE has received an order to construct a steam engine of 100 horse power, for the Phoenix Iron Works, near Philadelphia. If so weighty an article can be constructed here, on terms which will justify its transportation by land to Philadelphia, what advantage might not our enterprising artisans expect to derive from the opening of a water communication to the eastern seaboard?" The same paper has the following paragraph: "We have no data from which to ascertain the number and business of the various blast furnaces scattered over the face of the Western country, and from which the iron works and foundries of this place are supplied with metal. There are several in Fayette, Westmoreland, and Beaver counties, and no less than five north of the Allegheny river."