Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale

Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale is a library in Borough of Swissvale, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania which is located on Monongahela Avenue. Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale is situated nearby to the bus station Roslyn station, as well as near the village Edgewood.

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Type: Library
Description: public library in Swissvale, Pennsylvania, USA
Address: 1800 Monongahela Avenue, Swissvale, PA 15218

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roslyn station and Carrie Furnace.

Roslyn station

Bus station

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Roslyn is a station on the East Busway, located in Swissvale. Roslyn station is situated 1,800 feet southeast of Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale.

Carrie Furnace

Ruins

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Carrie Furnace is a retired blast furnace located along the Monongahela River in the Pittsburgh area industrial town of Swissvale, Pennsylvania. It was one of the structures comprising the Homestead Steel Works. Carrie Furnace is situated 3,400 feet south of Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale.

Hamnett station

Bus station

Hamnett is a station on the East Busway, located in Wilkinsburg and near Edgewood. There is a park and ride lot close to the station. Hamnett station is situated 1 mile north of Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swissvale and Edgewood.

Swissvale

Village

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Swissvale is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, 9 miles east of downtown Pittsburgh. Named for a farmstead owned by James Swisshelm, during the industrial age it was the site of the Union Switch and Signal Company of George Westinghouse.

Edgewood

Village

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Edgewood is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjacent to the city of Pittsburgh. The population was 3,145 at the 2020 census.

Rankin

Village

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Rankin is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, 8 miles south of Pittsburgh on the Monongahela River. The borough was named after Thomas Rankin, a local landowner.

Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale

Categories: main library, public library, Carnegie library, building, and education
Location: Borough of Swissvale, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.42255° or 40° 25′ 21″ north

Longitude

-79.89117° or 79° 53′ 28″ west

Elevation

919 feet (280 metres)

Open location code

87G2C4F5+2G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 534158009

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

GeoNames ID

7183101

Wikidata ID

Q69962494

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Regent Square and Swisshelm Park.

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