Editing Swissvale, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==
[[Image:Brick street in Swissvale.jpg|thumb|left|Neighborhood street in western Swissvale]]
Swissvale is named after the Swisshelm family. John Swisshelm (1752–1838), who owned a farm where the town is located. John Swisshelm served under General [[George Washington]] in the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]], and camped at [[Valley Forge]]. Swisshelm married Mary Elizabeth Miller, and they had many children. Their son, James Swisshelm, married Jane Grey Cannon, noted abolitionist and political activist, Jane Swisshelm named the town Swissvale as the town overlooked the Monongahela River Valley. The Pittsburgh neighborhood of [[Swisshelm Park]], adjacent to Swissvale, is named after John Swisshelm.

Since 1874, the Allegheny Car & Transportation Shops had provided well-paying jobs to local citizens and were later purchased by [[George Westinghouse]], the President of [[Westinghouse Air Brake Company]], who formed the [[Union Switch & Signal]] company and maintained that facility in Swissvale.