Editing Donora, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==
[[File:Map of Donora PA 1901.jpg|thumb|left|A [[pictorial map]] of Donora from 1901]]
In 1794, the [[Whiskey Rebellion|Whiskey Insurrection]]ists held several meetings at Fells Church, approximately {{convert|1|mi|km}} east of Donora.

A trolley line opened in Donora on December 15, 1901, linking First and McKean, and Fifteenth Street and Meldon.<ref>{{cite news |title=Riding down memory lane |first=Ron |last=Paglia |url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_459028.html |newspaper=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |date=June 25, 2006 |access-date=October 15, 2009 }}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=Ost316 |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It was extended in 1911 to Black Diamond to connect to the [[Pittsburgh Railways Interurban|Charleroi to Pittsburgh]] [[interurban]] trolley. The line was abandoned on May 5, 1953.

The town was the scene of the infamous [[Donora Smog of 1948]]. Between October 26 and October 31, 1948, an [[air inversion]] trapped industrial effluent (air pollution) from the American Steel and Wire plant and Donora [[Zinc]] Works. During this spike in air pollution, 6,000 people suffered respiratory problems and extreme discomfort.<ref>John Bachmann, David Calkins, Margo Oge. [http://www.epaalumni.org/hcp/air.pdf “Cleaning the Air We Breathe: A Half Century of Progress.”] EPA Alumni Association. September 2017. Page 9.</ref> "In three days, 20 people died... After the inversion lifted, another 50 died, including Lukasz Musial, the father of baseball great [[Stan Musial]]. Hundreds more finished the rest of their lives with damaged lungs and hearts."<ref>''The Globe and Mail'', December 7, 2002, book review by Andrew Nciforuk ''When Smoke Ran Like Water by Devra Davis''</ref> The incident made national headlines. Today, the town is home to the [[Donora Smog Museum]] which tells the impact of the Donora Smog on the air quality standards enacted by the federal government in subsequent years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103359330 |title= Smog Deaths In 1948 Led To Clean Air Laws |website= NPR.org |access-date=2011-08-17}}</ref>

Donora's neighborhood known as "Cement City" is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 16, 1996 |title=Cement City Historic District |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail?assetID=1d58446b-62a4-4ad4-a4e7-42d8c5d38362 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240226001724/https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail?assetID=1d58446b-62a4-4ad4-a4e7-42d8c5d38362 |archive-date=26 February 2024 |website=NPGallery Search}}</ref>  The homes built in the neighborhood are completely made out of pre-formed and poured concrete. This structural building technique was championed by Thomas Edison, and was used by neighborhoods throughout the United States. The homes were built as employee housing for the Donora Wire and Steel Mill in the early 1900s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livingplaces.com/PA/Washington_County/Donora_Borough/Cement_City_Historic_District.html |title=Cement City Historic District, Donora Borough, Washington County, Donora PA 15033 |publisher=tonyrosica.livingplaces.com |access-date=2018-04-02 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830053900/http://www.livingplaces.com/PA/Washington_County/Donora_Borough/Cement_City_Historic_District.html |archive-date= Aug 30, 2019 }}</ref>

Donora is home to the world's second largest "Cement City" housing tract, innovated by [[Thomas Edison]]. The [[Cement City Historic District]] consists of 80 "poured in place" homes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/local/south/2014/10/09/Cement-City-Donora-open-for-tour-Mon-Valley/stories/201410090037 |title=Cement City in Donora open for tour |publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |url-access=subscription |first1=Dave |last1=Zuchowski |date=Oct 8, 2014 |access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref> The Cement City Historic District and [[Webster Donora Bridge]] are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2010a}}</ref>

The Borough of Donora and surrounding areas have also been utilized as the filming location for several films and television shows. Most recently, the American television drama series ''[[American Rust (TV series)|American Rust]]'' starring [[Jeff Daniels]] and [[Maura Tierney]] used several sites in Donora for filming.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.golaurelhighlands.com/about-us/film/|title=Filming in the Laurel Highlands &#124; Locations & Permits|website=www.golaurelhighlands.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.observer-reporter.com/news/2021/mar/13/showtime-miniseries-rust-to-film-scenes-in-donora/|title=Showtime mini-series "Rust" to film scenes in Donora}}</ref>