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Castle on the Hill

Post published:May 11, 2014
Post category:Mansions

By Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Volunteer Who hasn't seen this "castle" high on the hill on North Jefferson St. in New Castle? The stone structure was built in 1890 for…

L-R: Ed Riney (driver), William G. Warnock, Frank Sloan, Billy Glenn

Billy Glenn – The Amusement Man

Post published:May 10, 2014
Post category:1900-1929

By Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Volunteer Billy Glenn was born in Portersville in 1874. Prior to coming to New Castle he operated a concession at Rock Springs Park in Chester,…

Henderson Meehan Home

Post published:May 9, 2014
Post category:Mansions

By Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Volunteer This home sits at the corner of Highland and Lincoln Avenues across from the Scottish Rite Cathedral. It was constructed in 1895 for Matthias…

An Aristocrat Bootblack

Post published:May 7, 2014
Post category:1900-1929 Black History

By Betty Hoover DiRIsio, LCHS Volunteer "Judge" was a former black slave, born in Virginia. He came North sometime after his emancipation. He was at one time married, but later…

ET and Ella Frampton Kurtz

Another Kurtz Mansion?

Post published:May 6, 2014
Post category:Mansions

By LCHS volunteers Betty Hoover DiRisio & Kathleen A. Mooney The Georgian style home, owned by Davis B. and Julia Kurtz, was located on the corner of Croton and East…

Indian towns drawn by Thomas Hutchins
1764/1766

Ancient Indian Burial Mound

Post published:May 5, 2014
Post category:Indians

By Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Volunteer Pictured is a portion of an ancient map of Indian towns drawn by Thomas Hutchins in 1764/1766. Indian encampments are indicated by small triangles.…

Rose Point Academy

Post published:May 4, 2014
Post category:Education

By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS Volunteer) Rose Point Academy Association was incorporated on October 20, 1891 as a nonsectarian, advanced education institution. Its stated purpose was the "promotion of Christian…

Butler Neighborhood House Church

Americanization of the Melting Pot

Post published:May 3, 2014
Post category:Immigrants

By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS Volunteer) The first few years of the 1900s showed the then highest rate of immigration into the United States with some 900,000 immigrants yearly. Many…

In the Line of Duty

Post published:January 20, 2014
Post category:Law Enforcement

By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) A seemingly routine traffic stop spiraled out of control for Pennsylvania State Trooper Leonard P. Straple. He stopped a speeding station wagon near the…

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Post published:December 7, 2013
Post category:War

By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) The December 7, 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor resulted in the death of a local man. James McClintock of Wampum is believed to be…

Historical Fashions on Display

Post published:November 7, 2013
Post category:Clothing

The Lawrence County Historical Society has approximately 1500 pieces of clothing in our historical clothing collection. Society volunteer, Bonnie Lombardo Carlin, has been in the process of archiving this collection…

Atlanta Georgia

New Castle’s Carnegie Library?

Post published:October 26, 2013
Post category:1900-1929

By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) Between 1883 and 1929, 1679 libraries were built in the United States with Andrew Carnegie Library construction grants. In 1900, New Castle requested $75,000…