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Vandergrift, PA
vandergriftpubliclibrary.org
Founded in 1895, Vandergrift was the first successful planned industrial town designed to be sold to its workers.
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In 1895, Olmsted’s firm designed Vandergrift near the end of his disguished career, which began with his design of New York City’s Central Park. His many landscape achievements include the grounds of the U.S. Capitol, the campus of Stanford University, the Biltmore Estate and city parks from Boston to San Francisco. His master plan for the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair helped bring him to the attention of Vandergrift’s founder, George McMurtry.
Both my grandfather and my dad were born and raised in Vandergrift. I’ve only been once, but now I want to get back and check out the town in much more detail.