The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Northern Westmoreland County was once part of the hunting grounds of the Iroquois Five Nations, first settled by Europeans in the 1760s. In 1852, Allegheny Township, which covered nearly all of the northeastern corner of Westmoreland County, was divided into smaller districts to accommodate a growing population. One of these became Burrell Township, which in 1879 was divided into Lower and Upper Burrell townships. In the 1890s, Lower Burrell was further divided into the cities of New Kensington and Arnold. Farming, coal mining, and milling were the mainstays of the local economy in the 19th and early 20th century. There are several historic buildings from that era still standing in Upper Burrell Township; the Byerly House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
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Start Upper Burrell’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Upper Burrell’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Upper Burrell, decade by decade
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.