![]() ![]() On this page you will find a newly revised (2020) edition of our Washington County atlas for sale, first published in 2004. Our goal is to post landowner maps, or links to other websites with landowner maps, for every county in the state. In addition to publishing our own books, we are posting images of 19th century maps and atlases that we personally took in the Library of Congress. Today the Charleroi Community continues to be a hybrid of Industrial, Residential, and Commercial center in the Washington County.Ancestor Tracks is committed to becoming a one-stop resource for researchers of early Pennsylvania landowners. What started off as just a means to accommodate the workers and their families, thrived into a massive commercial district that turned Charleroi into the Mid-Mon Valley area shopping center. With this growing population came a need for a retail segment in Charleroi. Therefore, it’s no surprise that Charleroi, Pennsylvania was named after Charleroi, Belgium, which at the time was the glass manufacturing capitol of the world. Among the immigrants, many were Belgians, with them they brought along their glass making skills. The diverse community came from as far away as across the Atlantic Ocean to meet the demand for work during the Industrial Revolution. Just like many other counties bordering the Monongahela River the town’s community was a melting pot of nationalities. The town fueled the Industrial Era with it’s glass productions. In the following years, Charleroi became a key segment in the Industrial Revolution of the United States. The Charleroi Plate Glass Company’s plant at the time was one of the largest glass plants in the country. Only a year after The Charleroi Land Company applied for their charter of incorporation, the first glass plant in Charleroi was built. During this time glass was in a high demand in the country, and Charleroi thrived off this need. The town was inhabited in 1890 and incorporated in 1891. Located 25 miles south of Pittsburgh.Ĭharleroi, PA was born as an industrial town that revolved around the manufacturing of glass. Charleroi Borough is located along the Monongahela River in the County of Washington. ![]()
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