Scottdale

Core Concepts

- Western Pennsylvania's bituminous coal fueled the American industrial revolution through specialized beehive coke ovens in towns like Scottdale. - Andrew Carn

Quick Check

1. What natural resource, found abundantly in Western Pennsylvania, was heavily mined and baked in local ovens to fuel the American industrial revolution?

2. In Scottdale, PA, what was the specific purpose of a beehive coke oven?

3. Which dominant local industrialist from Westmoreland County built a massive empire of beehive coke ovens and partnered with Andrew Carnegie?

1. What major transportation change in the early 1870s transformed Scottdale from a quiet farming community into a bustling industrial town?

2. How did local farmers Peter and Jacob Loucks react to the coming of the railroads in 1872?

3. Before the railroad arrived, what type of community was Scottdale (then known as Fountain Mills)?

1. What important civic event happened to the community of Scottdale in February 1874?

2. What does it mean for a community like Scottdale to officially "incorporate"?

3. Who was Colonel Thomas A. Scott, the man Scottdale was named after?

1. What is the main purpose of "coking" bituminous coal in a beehive oven?

2. Why did workers seal the door of the beehive oven with bricks and mud instead of leaving it wide open?

3. By the early 1900s, approximately how many beehive coke ovens were operating in the Scottdale industrial region?

1. What architectural features were most common on the grand mansions built by wealthy coal barons along Loucks Avenue?

2. What was the typical housing layout for immigrant mining families living in a "company patch"?

3. True or False: Despite their vastly different lifestyles and wealth, the grand mansions on Loucks Avenue and the humble company patches were located just a shor

1. What major economic event in 1929 caused many of Scottdale's local coal mines and coke ovens to shut down?

2. How did Duraloy Technologies help the Scottdale community survive during the tough economic times of the 1930s?

3. Built in 1929, how did the Scottdale Armory serve the local community during periods of economic hardship?

1. What is the correct order of letters (A–G) for vocabulary words 1–7?

2. When Pittsburgh's steel mills chose to produce steel instead of other goods, they gave up other options. The value of that next-best option they gave up is call

3. Coal and iron ore are examples of ___ because they come directly from the earth and are used to make other products.

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## Table of Contents

## Table of Contents

- [Introduction for Educators](#introduction-for-educators)

- [General Classroom Integration Strategies](#general-classroom-integration-strategies)

1. Which two groups of European pioneers were among the early settlers to arrive in the Scottdale area?

2. True or False: Before it became a bustling railroad town named Scottdale, the rural farming settlement in this area was known as Fountain Mills.

3. Why was the early settlement of Fountain Mills named after "mills"?

1. What is the main goal of historic preservation in a community like Scottdale?

2. True or False: Historic preservation means we have to stop all modern progress and never build anything new.

3. How does the Scottdale Historical Society actively help the local community?