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from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusBrackenridge is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, located along the Allegheny River. It is part of the Greater Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The town is named for Henry Marie Brackenridge. The borough once had glass factories. An Allegheny Technologies steel mill, Allegheny Ludlum Brackenridge Works, plays a prominent role in the community, although most of the facility is located in Harrison Township. The borough's population stood at 3,421 in 1910 and at 6,400 in 1940. As of the 2020 census, it was 3,240.
Brackenridge was established in 1901. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 3,260 people in 2010, 3,240 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1938.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Brackenridge yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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CommonsSunflower2010
CommonsNot2010
CommonsJerusalem Artichoke2010
CommonsHydrangea2010
CommonsHosta Seedpods2010
CommonsFaucet2010
CommonsDried Sunflower2010
CommonsDead End, Keep Left2010
CommonsPrice & Sims Number Two Cast Iron Door2007
MapMap of Allegheny County PA Highlighting2007
Commons"We Will Remember Vietnam" Memorial Dedicated in Brackenrid…2006Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (11). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.