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Courtney Grist Mill

1889

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Courtney Grist Mill
  • Title
  • Courtney Grist Mill
  • Creator
  • James Benney III
  • Identifier
  • PSS20.B001.F13.I01
  • Source Identifier
  • PSS20.B001.F13.I01
  • Description
  • The Courtney Grist Mill (pictured here), located on Beaver Road in Emsworth, Pennsylvania, was built in 1805 by William and David Courtney. It was preceded by an 1802 mill constructed by Emsworth’s first settler, John Cheney. Prior to the construction of the mills, the main form of employment in the area was farming. The Borough of Emsworth was incorporated into Allegheny County in 1896 after a long legal struggle. The borough quickly grew into a vibrant residential community with a trolley service provided by the Pittsburgh Railway Company, and a “modern” lock and dam system constructed by the United States Army Corp of Engineers in 1919.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Courtney Grist Mill (Emsworth, Pa.)
  • Source
  • James Benney (III) Photographs, 1888-1889, PSS 20, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • James Benney Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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