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Kittanning, Pennsylvania

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Songs About Kittanning

Pimpin’ Pennsylvania
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"Fucked this girl, form Kittaning, while she was in the backyard tanning"

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History of Kittanning

Vandergrift: A Steel Town Named for an Oil Man RoadyGoat

1895

Vandergrift is a planned steel town on the Kiskiminetas River, so the gritty, industrial-sounding name fits the smokestacks perfectly. But the name isn't a steel term at all. It's a man, and an oil man at that. George McMurtry of the Apollo Iron and Steel Company built this model town in eighteen ninety-five, even hired the firm of famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted to lay out its curving streets. He named it for Captain Jacob Jay Vandergrift, a director of the company, a former steamboat captain who'd become a Pennsylvania oil and pipeline magnate and a major Standard Oil stockholder. So this steel town carries the name of an oil baron, not a metal or a millwright.

15.9 mi away

Everything Near Kittanning

5 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

  • Bradys Bend Iron Company Furnaces · 13.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Imagine the fiery glow of these furnaces that once forged iron for a growing nation in the 19th century. This spot was once a bustling industrial center. The Brady's Bend Iron Company began operations here in 1840, with…

  • Vandergrift: A Steel Town Named for an Oil Man · 15.9 mi

    Vandergrift is a planned steel town on the Kiskiminetas River, so the gritty, industrial-sounding name fits the smokestacks perfectly. But the name isn't a steel term at all. It's a man, and an oil man at that. George…

  • John Roebling House · 16.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Pull over here for a quick stop to see where an engineering legend got his start. This is the John Roebling House, the home of the man who designed the Brooklyn Bridge. John Roebling arrived in the United States in…

  • Thomas Covered Bridge (Pennsylvania) · 18.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Take a step back in time as you approach the Thomas Covered Bridge, a testament to early American ingenuity. Built around 1846, this bridge was constructed using the Burr arch truss design, a popular method for creating…

  • Trusal Covered Bridge · 18.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    This unassuming covered bridge is more than just a pretty picture; it's a survivor from a time when craftsmanship truly mattered. Built in 1870, the Trusal Covered Bridge was constructed using the Town truss design, a…

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