Editing Glendon, Pennsylvania (section)

===Foundation===
The territory that would make up Glendon consisted of a few scattered farms prior to 1844 when the Glendon Iron Works opened.<ref name="MCALL History">{{cite web |title=TODAY’S TINY, PEACEFUL GLENDON HAS WILD PAST FILLED WITH BOOZE, BRAWLS |url=https://www.mcall.com/1998/08/25/todays-tiny-peaceful-glendon-has-wild-past-filled-with-booze-brawls/ |website=[[The Morning Call]] |access-date=24 April 2024}}</ref> By 1856 the iron works was recognized as one of the best of Pennsylvania in terms of quality leading to the construction of 30 to 40 buildings to support the growing workforce.<ref name="MCALL History" /> The [[company town]] quickly grew, and by 1867 had a population of 141, enough to warrant the community to be incorporated as a borough, resulting in even more growth, with the population jumping to 707 by 1870.<ref name="MCALL History" />

Joseph Morrison, an immigrant from [[Castle Toothery]],{{efn|[[Townland]] in [[Killowen]], [[County Down]], [[Ulster]]}} [[Ireland]] was named the first [[Burgess (title)#Usage in American colonies|Chief Burgess]]{{efn|Chief Burgess is an discontinued title from early American municipal governments, namely in Pennsylvania, that was a largely ceremonial [[executive officer]] of a municipality that usually served one year terms}} and by 1880 the population reached 1,000.<ref name="MCALL History" /> Around this time the mining industry was starting to fade, and the residents, who mostly spent their salaries on cheap [[whiskey]], caused the borough to develop a reputation for rowdiness.<ref name="MCALL History" />

Despite being a company town, Glendon was known for never having a strike during the [[Gilded Age|gilded age]], never having a union presence among its workers, and high wages among its workers that were comparable to what financial analysts on [[Wall Street]] were making at the time.<ref name="MCALL History" /> Additionally, the residents of Glendon where notably more conservative than other laborers, opening a chapter of the [[Patriotic Order Sons of America]] which is still in operation.<ref name="MCALL History" /> Despite the small size, the borough also maintained a [[police]] force and [[State school|public school]] system.<ref name="MCALL History" />