Editing Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania (section)

===H. J. Heinz Company===
One of the most well-known industries that had its beginnings in Sharpsburg was the [[H. J. Heinz Company]]. The Heinz glass works in Sharpsburg once manufactured all of the glassware for Heinz products. In 1869, [[Henry J. Heinz|Heinz]] began creating and bottling his first [[horseradish]] in the kitchen of his Sharpsburg residence. This house is the place where it all began. Shortly thereafter, the house became Heinz’s first factory. Although he moved his company down the Allegheny along the North Shore of Pittsburgh, he was very gracious to the people of Sharpsburg until his death, donating gifts to the community that was his family home for many years. One of these included the life-sized statue of Guyasuta that was installed at the intersection of Main and North Canal streets. The statue has twice been hit by automobiles—the first occurrence in 1930 and the second occurrence in 1988. Each incident resulted in the destruction and subsequent replacement of the statue.