Glassport, PA

About Glassport

• • Musician Billy Price, a soul and blues singer, hails from Glassport.
• • The 'Glassport Saloon' sandwich, featuring kielbasa and pierogies, started here.
• • Its location on the Monongahela River spurred Glassport's industrial growth.
• • A local legend says a 'ghostly hitchhiker' haunts Glassport's McKeesport Bridge.
• • The Great Fire of 1918 devastated much of Glassport, reshaping its downtown.
• • Named for the glass industry, Glassport was incorporated in 1902.
• • With around 4,200 residents, it is smaller than its neighbor McKeesport.
• • Sitting 738 feet above sea level, it's higher than the Monongahela riverfront.
• • Manufacturing and service jobs support Glassport's local economy.
• • A quiet, blue-collar town, Glassport offers a sense of close-knit community.
• • The Pittsburgh Steelers, nearby, won Super Bowl XLIII with a dramatic catch.
• • The McKeesport-Glassport football rivalry is a historic local clash.

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