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==History== [[File:Glassport, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania 1902. LOC 75694979.jpg|thumb|Glassport in 1902]] [[File:Pennsylvania - Glassport through Greensburg - NARA - 68148284 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Glassport in 1930]] [[File:Glassport Post Office 2018.jpg|thumb|Glassport post office in 2018]] Before Glassport was its own borough, the territory was part of [[Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Elizabeth Township]], then of [[Lincoln, Pennsylvania|Lincoln Township]], then [[Port Vue, Pennsylvania|Port Vue]]. In 1902, it became a separate municipality, comprising 1.52 square miles. The town was built around a mill called The United States Glass Co., built in 1894. The factory came to be known as “the Glass House”. Other industries soon followed. The area was originally laid out in a plot plan by the Glassport Land Co., a subsidiary of the United States Glass Co. Glassport was named after the Glassport Land Company. The United States Glass Company was located near the Monongahela River on Seventh Street. The company specialized in "pressed glass," tableware, and other glass products made from molds. In 1963, the United States Glass Company was damaged by a tornado, and their 80-foot water tower collapsed through the building's roof. The furnaces shut down and the liquid glass cooled and hardened. Afterwards there was left a 250-ton block of solid glass, making any plans to rebuild too costly. Former pro football player [[George Hays (American football)|George Hays]] was born in Glassport. [[Jesse James (tight end)|Jesse James]] of the Detroit Lions is from Glassport.
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