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McKees Rocks and Stowe Township, just downriver from the Point of Pittsburgh, contributed significantly to the growth of steel and transportation in western Pennsylvania. In 1888, the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, known as the “Little Giant,†built a 100-acre maintenance facility in McKees Rocks, igniting the spark to the regionÂ’s massive industrial, business, and population explosion. By 1910, the population soared to 15,000, fueled by the rapid in… More >>