Ms. Maggie Johnson:
Coraopolis


Coraopolis


For Further Reading: 1932-1998

* "Coraopolis Was Named for Village Belle."

Kay Ryall.
The Pittsburgh Press, 27 November 1932.

* "Million-A-Year Payroll Lost to Coraopolis:

Crews Begin Dismantling Steel Plant Closed by Strike of Workers:
750 Men Lose Jobs:
Orders Lost Because Firm Was Idle, So Directors Close Up Shop."
The Pittsburgh Press, 24 August 1936.

* "700 Coraopolis Citizens Stage Gigantic Pageant:

Historical Show Opens Town's Five-Day Semi-Centennial Celebration."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2 July 1937.

* "$80,000 Blast Draws Throng to Coraopolis:

Flames Rise High As 35,000 Gallons of Gas Burn:
Heard Five Miles:
Static Electricity Blamed for Explosion of Huge Canfield Tank."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 27 December 1937.

* "Coraopolis Will Dedicate $117,000 Armory Saturday:

State And Military Officials to Participate in Exercises;
Parade And Ball Features."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 12 January 1939.

* "Coraopolis' New Postoffice to Be Dedicated Saturday:

Exercises Will Be Held at Colonial Type Building in Setting of Old Trees."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 18 May 1939.

* Social Facts Concerning Coraopolis Borough.

Pittsburgh: Bureau of Social Research;
Federation of Social Agencies of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, 1940.

* "Ministers in Overalls Dismantle Farm Church."

Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, 14 March 1942.

* "Multi-Million-Dollar 'Rebirth' in Works for Three Suburbs."

The Pittsburgh Press, 20 March 1966.

* "Books Short in Coraopolis:

Audit Under Way As Naughton Quits."
The Pittsburgh Press, January 1971.

* "70 Deputies Helping to Patrol Coraopolis:

Curfew Strictly Enforced."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 21 April 1971.

* "Revamping of 2 County Towns Planned."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 10 December 1971.

* "Coraopolis Regains Missing Tax Funds:

$40,000 Being Repaid."
The Pittsburgh Press, 9 May 1972.

* "Coraopolis Selling Park:

3 School Buildings Planned by Cornell."
The Pittsburgh Press, 1 August 1972.

* "Go-Ahead Due on $6.9 Million Coraopolis Project."

Randy Rieland.
The Pittsburgh Press, 13 June 1973.

* "Coraopolis Renewal Creates Stir:

Relocation Trick Charged by Residents."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 30 July 1973, 1-2.

* "Coraopolis Blacks Form New Sub-Committee to Save Homes."

Pittsburgh Courier, 18 August 1973.

* "Coraopolis Approves Redevelopment Plan:

Controversy Still Stirs."
Thomas P. Benic.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 19 September 1973.

* "2nd Area Railroad Station Restaurant Studied."

Mike Moyle.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 14 August 1978, 5.

* "2nd 'Station Square' Plan Studied."

The Pittsburgh Press, 14 August 1978.

* "Cory Cares."

[Advertisement.]
Ernest Baier, Jr.
Pittsburgher Magazine (January 1980).

* "Road Repair Delays Irk Coraopolis."

Ken Fisher.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 8 January 1982, 6.

* "Coraopolis Getting Back to Business."

Joe Grata.
The Pittsburgh Press, 29 October 1982, A2.

* "Coraopolis Trade District Makes Comeback."

Vicki Jarmulowski.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 4 April 1983.

* "Apartments Open in School."

The Pittsburgh Press, 1 September 1985, H7.

* "Coraopolis Tome Poses Challenge."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 23 October 1985, 5.

* "Footprints in Time:

Coraopolis."
Michele Stacey-Doyle.
Sewickley Magazine (June 1986): 15-16.

* "Coraopolis Pulling Together to Prosper."

Sylvia Sachs.
The Pittsburgh Press, 18 January 1987, F1, F4.

* "Community Profile

Coraopolis."
Pittsburgh: The Peoples Natural Gas Company, 1991.

* "Cooperation Welcome in Coraopolis:

Town Achieving Stability, Plans Holiday Event to Draw Shoppers."
Daniel Reynolds.
Tribune-Review, 15 November 1998.

* "The Story of Hyeholde."

[Coraopolis]: Coraopolis Record, n.d.




Last updated: 16 June 1999.


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