Community Forge

Community Forge is a community center in Borough of Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania which is located on Franklin Avenue. Community Forge is situated nearby to the park Graham Field, as well as near Ross Avenue United Methodist Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wilkinsburg station and Hamnett station.

Wilkinsburg station

Railway station

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Wilkinsburg station is a former train station located in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. It was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1916 and was last used in 1975. Wilkinsburg station is situated 4,000 feet northwest of Community Forge.

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 3,100 feet west of Community Forge.

Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf

School

Photo: David Fulmer, CC BY 2.0.

The Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf is a school for deaf and hard of hearing children in Edgewood, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1869. The school is listed as a Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark. Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf is situated 2,300 feet southwest of Community Forge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wilkinsburg and Edgewood.

Wilkinsburg

Town

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Wilkinsburg is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough has a population of 14,349 as of the 2020 census. Wilkinsburg is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

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.

Swissvale

Village

Photo: Mchisto, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Community Forge

Type: Community center
Address: 1256 Franklin Avenue, Wilkinsburg, PA 15221
Location: Borough of Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.43759° or 40° 26′ 15″ north

Longitude

-79.87453° or 79° 52′ 28″ west

Open location code

87G2C4QG+25

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5868955140

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=community_centre

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