Editing Vintondale, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==
Vintondale was founded by [[Warren Delano IV]], maternal uncle of President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] in 1892. He was a property owner and mayor of the town. The town was described as "wild and wooly" upon its founding. The Vinton Colliery Company operated in the town and ran 6 mines, 152 coke ovens, and one of the first long wall mining operations within the U.S. It was the scene of many clashes between company guard and union organizers. Significantly, during a 1922 strike, New York lawyer for the then fledgling [[American Civil Liberties Union]], [[Arthur Garfield Hays|Arthur Garfield Hayes]] was imprisoned in the towns small jail with only one cell for 30 minutes for trespassing on company property -the staircase outside the company store. He was released on bail.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Weber|first=Denise Dusza|title=Vintondale|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|year=2008}}</ref>

To the north of town, the old [[Eliza Furnace]] sits on the [[Ghost Town Trail]]. At its peak the furnace produced about 1,080 tons of iron annually, employed over 90 men and boys, and used 45 mules. The furnace was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1991.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>