Homestead Works Pump House
Homestead Works Pump House is a monument in Borough of Munhall, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania which is located on Waterfront Drive East. Homestead Works Pump House is situated nearby to Pinkerton’s Landing Bridge, as well as near the ruins Carrie Furnace.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carrie Furnace and Carnegie Library of Homestead.
Carrie Furnace
Ruins
Photo: PixOnTrax, Public domain.
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 1,800 feet east of Homestead Works Pump House.
Carnegie Library of Homestead
Library
Photo: Leepaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Carnegie Library of Homestead is a public library in Munhall, Pennsylvania founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1898. It is one of 2,509 Carnegie libraries worldwide, 1,689 of which were built in the United States. Carnegie Library of Homestead is situated 2,800 feet southwest of Homestead Works Pump House.
Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Rankinbr, Public domain.
The Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge is a railroad truss bridge across the Monongahela River between Whitaker, Pennsylvania, and Rankin, Pennsylvania. The bridge has been out of service since about 1982, when the Carrie Furnace closed. Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge is situated 3,400 feet southeast of Homestead Works Pump House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rankin and Swissvale.
Rankin
Village
Photo: Whitaker, Public domain.
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.
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.
Whitaker
Village
Photo: Whitaker, Public domain.
Whitaker is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is on the Monongahela River 3 miles upriver from Pittsburgh. The population was 1,179 at the 2020 census.
Homestead Works Pump House
- Type: Monument
- Address: 880 Waterfront Drive East, Munhall, 15120
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Borough of Munhall, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.41317° or 40° 24′ 47″ northLongitude
-79.89681° or 79° 53′ 49″ westOpen location code
87G2C473+77OpenStreetMap ID
way 395358227OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=monument
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pinkerton’s Landing Bridge and Les Getz Memorial Park.
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