Background to WQED’s “A Season to Remember – The Baseball Boys of Mon City.” Monongahela Area’s 1952 Little League and 1954 Pony League teams.

WQED recently filmed a documentary about Monongahela's 1952 Little League World Series finalist team and the 1954 Pony League World Series winning team. The premier broadcast is tonight at 8:00pm on WQED. I believe it will be rebroadcast on Monday and it will be available online at some point. Here is some background information that...

All The Construction On Main Street = Confidence In Our Town

If you live in Monongahela I’m sure you’ve noticed all the scaffolding and construction along Main Street in the last few weeks. Hundreds of thousands spent at the Fox’s Pizza building on the west end of town, hundreds of thousands (I’m guessing) spent by City Mission getting the old McCrory’s building (aka Finishing Touch) in...

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A Frigid Valentine From 1856

Reminiscent. Editor Daily Republican. - Forty years ago this winter was the longest and coldest winter season within the last half century. The river froze up in December and did not open until March; the ice was about two feet thick and teams could drive on it anywhere with perfect safety. There was good sleighing...

To Good People Who Keep Our Town Walkable, Except…

Just wanted to give a shout-out to the folks who have diligently kept their sidewalks shoveled this year. I appreciate it because I've been walking more, not only for the health benefits but because it just feels great to get out of the house for some fresh air. Walking takes only a little more time...

Even Trains Can Struggle On A Snowy Day

I was killing time on Youtube this snowy Tuesday morning and came across this video of a Norfolk Southern train ascending a hill. The video caught my eye because if you live anywhere near the tracks in Monongahela; you see Norfolk Southern trains every day. At first you can barely see the train through the...

The Little Tower That Could

My last post was about the railroad tracks being built across East Main Street back in 1899. While doing research for that post I kept coming across all kinds of interesting stories related to the area between First Street and the tracks at Pigeon Creek. In this post I'll discuss why this area was such...

121 Years Ago This Month – First Train Crosses Main Street At Pigeon Creek

Many of us remember the feeling - you are traveling south on Main Street in Monongahela trying to get to Charleroi for an appointment. You are a few minutes late but if all the green lights through town are in sync you might just arrive on time. You approach 4th Street and YESSS, you just...