Whitsett Historic District - Northeast African American Historic Places Map (sitios de interés)
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Listed on National Register of Historic Places
Youghiogheny River, P&LE Railroad,& Elwell Run
Perry Township, PA 15473
This town was developed between 1891 and 1917 by the Pittsburgh Coal Company. The mine attracted many Eastern European immigrants and southern African Americans, who came during the Great Migration. Coal production at the Banning Mine peaked in the 1920s, along with the African American population. By 1927 African Americans were 39% of Banning No. 2 Mine workforce, compared with the regional industry average of between 1% and 10% at that time. The Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church became a focal point for Whitsett’s African American community in the 1940s. Whitsett was known for its racial and ethnic diversity. Coal mining operations ceased in the community after 1954.
Youghiogheny River, P&LE Railroad,& Elwell Run
Perry Township, PA 15473
This town was developed between 1891 and 1917 by the Pittsburgh Coal Company. The mine attracted many Eastern European immigrants and southern African Americans, who came during the Great Migration. Coal production at the Banning Mine peaked in the 1920s, along with the African American population. By 1927 African Americans were 39% of Banning No. 2 Mine workforce, compared with the regional industry average of between 1% and 10% at that time. The Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church became a focal point for Whitsett’s African American community in the 1940s. Whitsett was known for its racial and ethnic diversity. Coal mining operations ceased in the community after 1954.
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