Editing McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania

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'''McKees Rocks''', also known as "'''The Rocks'''", is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Allegheny County]] in [[Western Pennsylvania]], United States, along the south bank of the [[Ohio River]]. Part of the [[Pittsburgh metropolitan area]], its population was 5,920 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly" />

The borough is within the [[Sto-Rox School District]], which serves McKees Rocks and neighboring [[Stowe Township, Pennsylvania|Stowe Township]]. The local high school is [[Sto-Rox High School]].

The [[Pittsburgh, Allegheny and McKees Rocks Railroad]] was, and the [[Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad]] is, located in an area along the river known as the "Bottoms".

The [[McKees Rocks Bridge]], which carries traffic between McKees Rocks and [[Pittsburgh]], is the longest bridge in [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Allegheny County]], at {{Convert|7293|ft|m}}. McKees Rocks had one of the largest Indian mounds in the state, built by the [[Adena culture|Adena]] and [[Hopewell tradition|Hopewell people]]s a thousand years before Europeans entered the area.

In the past, the city was known for its extensive [[iron]] and [[steel]] interests. There were large [[Rail transport|railroad]] [[Machining|machine shops]] and manufacturers of [[locomotive]]s and [[Railroad car#Freight cars|freight]] and [[passenger car (rail)|passenger car]]s. Other factories produced [[spring (device)|springs]], [[Vitreous enamel|enamel]] ware, [[lumber]], wall materials, [[plaster]], [[nut (hardware)|nuts]] and [[Screw|bolts]], malleable [[casting]]s, [[chain]]s and [[forging]]s, [[tin]] ware, [[concrete]], and [[cigar]]s.

McKees Rocks is also known as the birthplace of former Ohio Governor [[John Kasich]] and late television salesperson [[Billy Mays]].

==History==
For thousands of years, [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] inhabited the region. The [[Adena culture]] built a large earthwork [[Mound builder (people)|mound]] here, which was a burial site. It was augmented in later years by members of the [[Hopewell tradition|Hopewell culture]]. This was the largest such mound in the state.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Agreen |first1=Bernadette Sulzer |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ryRrN81LEJYC&q=McKees+Rocks,+Pennsylvania |title=McKees Rocks and Stowe Township |last2=Society |first2=McKees Rocks Historical |date=2009 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-0-7385-6471-5 |language=en}}</ref> The Carnegie Museum of Natural History excavated half the mound in 1896. Its archaeologists traced the construction history and unearthed the remains of 33 people. The mound crowned a high bluff that overlooks Chartiers Creek and the Ohio River. The bluff under the mound was quarried for municipal paving some time after the archaeological dig, eliminating what remained of the Indian burial site. This site was considered by [[George Washington]] as a possible location for [[Fort Pitt (Pennsylvania)|Fort Pitt]], which he eventually ordered built on the site of the destroyed French [[Fort Duquesne]] in what is now Pittsburgh's [[Point State Park]].<ref>[http://www.mckeesrocks.com/history.jsp?pageId=0690200091781178761440401 Part I<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Around 1749, the French-Canadian explorer [[Pierre Joseph Céloron de Blainville|Pierre Joseph Celoron de Blainville]] visited the area and discovered a "written rock" inscribed with markings he believed were made by Native Americans. Celeron named the place after the rock, and it eventually became known as McKees Rocks. Writing in 1918, historian John Boucher stated that the inscriptions had "long since faded away, if indeed they were anything other than marks made by English fur traders."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Boucher |first1=John N. |title=Old and New Westmoreland, Volume 1 |date=1918 |publisher=The American Historical Society, Inc. |page=9 |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org }}</ref>

The borough derives its name from trader [[Alexander McKee]], who also served as an Indian agent. He was given a {{convert|1300|acre|adj=on}} tract of land in 1764 for his services during the French and Indian War. The name also related to a rocky projection into the river at this site. In 1769, the name McKees Rocks was placed on an official deed,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mckeesrocks.com/qa.jsp |title=Q & A |website=mckeesrocks.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070810195209/http://www.mckeesrocks.com/qa.jsp |archive-date=2007-08-10}}</ref> and that year is considered to be its founding date.<ref name="Trib">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_78303.html|title = Welcome}}</ref> In 1892, it was incorporated as a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]].<ref name="Trib"/> In 1900, 6,353 people resided in the borough; in 1910, 14,702; in 1920, 16,713; and in 1940, 17,021 people inhabited McKees Rocks. After industrial restructuring caused a loss of jobs in the city, the population declined, to 6,104 at the 2010 census.

Mann's Hotel, which was possibly one of the oldest buildings in the Pittsburgh area,<ref name="Torsten">Torsten Ove, "[http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09220/989492-57.stm Historic Mann's Hotel will become history]", ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]'', Saturday, August 08, 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.post-gazette.com/local/west/2009/08/08/Historic-Mann-s-Hotel-will-become-history/stories/200908080106 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222212237/https://www.post-gazette.com/local/west/2009/08/08/Historic-Mann-s-Hotel-will-become-history/stories/200908080106 | archive-date=December 22, 2015 | title=Historic Mann's Hotel will become history }}</ref> was located at 23 Singer Avenue in McKees Rocks. It was believed to have been built around 1803, although some sources put the construction in the 18th century.<ref name="Torsten"/> It is rumored that George Washington stayed there<ref name="Torsten"/> when he was surveying the Indian mound. In 1979, the building avoided demolition. When the county wanted to build a new [[Windgap Bridge (Pittsburgh)|Windgap Bridge]] beside the old one, it needed the space occupied by Mann's Hotel. However, when a Public Utility Commission judge ruled the county had to pay to relocate the building, the county opted to build the new bridge in the place of the old instead. On October 12, 2009, Mann's Hotel was condemned due to neglect and had to be demolished because of its deteriorating condition.<ref>Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, "[https://phlf.org/historic-manns-hotel-demolished/ Historic Mann's Hotel Demolished]", PHLF News, October 12, 2009.</ref><ref name="Torsten"/>

The "Bottoms" neighborhood is the site of the 16-foot-high and 85-foot-diameter McKees Rocks Indian Mound, designated as a [[National Historic Landmark]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=McKees Rocks Mound Historical Marker |url=https://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=1-A-205 |access-date=2020-07-30|website=explorepahistory.com}}</ref> In 1896, archeologists of the [[Carnegie Museum of Natural History|Carnegie Museum]], established the year prior, partially excavated the McKees Rocks mound, unearthing over 30 graves. Artifacts preserved from this excavation are the only parts of the mound that are intact today. A 1946 initiative to turn the mound into a national park petered out. By the 1950s, a large portion of the mound had fallen into the Ohio river. In 2001, an initiative to erect a historic marker was started, and on May 18, 2002 a Pennsylvania Historical Marker was dedicated at the base of the bluff.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=40899 | title=McKees Rocks Mound Historical Marker }}</ref> In the late 2000s, a disagreement over the remains moved from the mound was reported in local news.<ref>[http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_564671.html pittsburghlive.com, Apr 28, 2008]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArAmHRncEP4 Team 4: Remains Moved From Old McKees Rocks Indian Mound, WTAE-TV Pittsburgh]</ref> Industrial development, including a quarry and a cement plant have reduced the remainder and there is no public access today.<ref>[http://old.post-gazette.com/regionstate/20010513mound4.asp The Post-Gazette Sunday, May 13, 2001]</ref><ref>[https://www.timesonline.com/story/lifestyle/around-town/2019/10/29/bridges-bombs-bones/2423261007/ Beaver County Times, Oct 29, 2019]</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://pahistoricpreservation.com/spotlight-series-mckees-rocks-mound/ | title=Spotlight Series: McKees Rocks Mound - Pennsylvania Historic Preservation | date=April 15, 2015 }}</ref><ref>"McKees Rocks and Stowe Township", Sulzer Agreen, McKees Rocks Historical Society, Arcadia Publishing, 2009</ref>

McKees Rocks was the site of one of the pivotal labor conflicts of the early 20th century, the [[Pressed Steel Car Strike of 1909|1909 McKees Rocks Strike]]. In the summer and early fall of 1909, some 5,000 workers of the [[Pressed Steel Car Company]]'s plant at McKees Rocks went on strike, joined by 3,000 others who worked for the [[Standard Steel Car Company]] of [[Butler, Pennsylvania|Butler]] and others in [[New Castle, Pennsylvania|New Castle]].<ref>Louis Duchez, "The Strikes in Pennsylvania," ''The International Socialist Review,'' vol. 10, no. 3 (September 1909), pp. 194-195.</ref> The strike, led by organizers of the [[Industrial Workers of the World]] (IWW), was repressed by armed security guards and the state militia, resulting in at least a dozen deaths. The conflict involved participants on both sides.<ref>Marylynne Pitz, "Pressed Steel Car strike in McKees Rocks reaches centennial anniversary," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', August 16, 2009, p. E1.</ref>

In 1940, three decapitated bodies were found in boxcars in McKees Rocks during a routine train inspection. The train cars had apparently come from [[Youngstown]]. In fact, throughout the 1920s, various dismembered and decapitated bodies were recovered in or around the nearby swamp areas of [[New Castle, Pennsylvania|New Castle]] and McKees Rocks.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shadow-boxing/201307/they-called-it-the-murder-swamp | title=They Called it the Murder Swamp &#124; Psychology Today }}</ref> Despite similarities to a [[Cleveland Torso Murderer|series of murders]] that had occurred in [[Cleveland]] during the same time period, the murders were never solved or officially connected to the killings in [[Ohio]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gibson |first=Dirk Cameron |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bnnZo5NBBTwC&dq=McKees+Rocks,+Pennsylvania&pg=PA53 |title=Clues from Killers: Serial Murder and Crime Scene Messages |date=2004 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-275-98360-4 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-28 |title=Myths, legends and hauntings of McKees Rocks |url=https://www.gazette20.com/post/myths-legends-and-hauntings-of-mckees-rocks |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=Gazette 2.0 |language=en}}</ref>

The multimillion-dollar, {{convert|40000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} Father Ryan Cultural Arts Center opened in 2008, at 420 Chartiers Avenue, adjacent to the F.O.R. Sto-Rox Library (at 500 Chartiers Avenue). It offers many creative and performing arts courses to the public.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}

==Geography==
McKees Rocks is located at {{coord|40|28|13|N|80|3|49|W|type:city}} (40.470218, −80.063674).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|1.1|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1.0|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi}}, or 6.31%, is water.

===Surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods===
McKees Rocks is made up of several neighborhoods, such as [[West Park, Stowe Township|West Park]], Meyers Ridge, and "The Bottoms". McKees Rocks has two borders by land: [[Kennedy Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Kennedy Township]] to the west and [[Stowe Township, Pennsylvania|Stowe Township]] to the north. Chartiers Creek separates McKees Rocks from two Pittsburgh neighborhoods and have connectors to both:
*[[Windgap (Pittsburgh)|Windgap]] to the southwest via Windgap Bridge. However, this is not a direct connection as a very small border of Kennedy Township separates the two communities in the middle of the bridge.
*[[Esplen (Pittsburgh)|Esplen]] to the south and southeast via Linden Ave. Bridge
Across the Ohio River, McKees Rocks runs adjacent to two other Pittsburgh neighborhoods:
*[[Brighton Heights (Pittsburgh)|Brighton Heights]] to the northeast via [[McKees Rocks Bridge]]. As with Windgap, this is not a direct connection as Stowe Township separates the two neighborhoods in the middle of the bridge.
*[[Marshall-Shadeland]] to the southeast and under the east end of the bridge

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 1687
|1900= 6352
|1910= 14702
|1920= 16713
|1930= 18116
|1940= 17021
|1950= 16241
|1960= 13185
|1970= 11901
|1980= 8742
|1990= 7691
|2000= 6622
|2010= 6104
|2020= 5920
|footnote=Sources:<ref>{{cite web|title=1990 Population and Housing Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/censusdata/hiscendata.html|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=November 22, 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |title=Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), McKees Rocks borough, Pennsylvania |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=September 20, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Pennsylvania|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/17216604v1p40ch02.pdf|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 22, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131120100311/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|archive-date=November 20, 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
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As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 6,622 people, 2,905 households, and 1,652 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|6,377.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,402 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3,276.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 82.71% White, 14.06% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 1.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.09% of the population.

The [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] revealed there were 6,104 residents. The population density was 6003.25 people per square mile. The racial makeup was 62.17% White, 35.26% African American, 0.57% Asian, and 0.34% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.65% of the population.

There were 2,905 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.4% were married couples living together, 21.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.1% were non-families. 37.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.96.

The population included 24.1% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 or older. The median age was 38. For every 100 females, there were 89.1 males; for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $22,278, and the median income for a family was $29,063. Males had a median income of $25,872 versus $23,402 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $13,858. About 20.5% of families and 25.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 38.8% of those under age 18 and 17.0% of those age 65 or over

== Politics ==
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{| class="wikitable" style="float:center; margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; font-size: 95%;"
|+ '''Presidential election results'''<ref>{{cite web|last1=EL|title=2012 Allegheny County election|url=http://triblive.com/politics/2907065-74/pittsburgh-ward-hills-west-borough-braddock-east-elizabeth-north-park|website=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review|access-date=October 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=EL|title=2016 Pennsylvania general election results|url=http://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/electionresultsgen2016/|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|access-date=October 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/PA/Allegheny/106267/web.264614/#/detail/0004 | title=Election Night Reporting }}</ref>
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! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third party (U.S. politics)|Third parties]]
|-
| '''[[2020 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2020]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|''32%'' ''726''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''65%'' ''1,462''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''1%'' ''35''
|-
| '''[[2016 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2016]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|''31%'' ''703''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''66%'' ''1,504''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''3%'' ''61''
|-
| '''[[2012 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2012]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|''23%'' ''524''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''76%'' ''1,724''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''1%'' ''20''
|}

==Notable people==
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* [[Myron Brown]], Slippery Rock University basketball star and NBA player{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}
* [[Tom Clements]], Canadian Football League Quarterback (1975-1987), quarterbacks coach of the [[Green Bay Packers]]{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}<ref>Kansas City hires Tom Clements as quarterbacks coach{{vs|date=May 2021}}</ref>
* [[Merle Fainsod]] (1907-1972), [[Harvard University]] political scientist
* [[Chuck Fusina]], Penn State, USFL, and NFL football player{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}
* [[Damar Hamlin]], NFL player for the [[Buffalo Bills]]
* [[John Kasich]], [[List of Governors of Ohio|69th]] [[Governor of Ohio]] from 2011 to 2019, former Congressman, and presidential candidate in [[2000 United States presidential election|2000]] and [[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]<ref>Henry J. Gomez (May 12, 2014) [http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2014/05/a_mailmans_son_in_mckees_rocks.html A mailman's son in McKees Rocks dreams of priesthood and politics: John Kasich 5.0] Cleveland.com</ref>
* [[Catherine Baker Knoll]], 30th [[Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania]] (2003–2008)<ref>{{cite web
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 | title =  IN MEMORIAL OF PENNSYLVANIA LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR CATHERINE BAKER KNOLL
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* [[Carl Kosak]], author{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}
* [[Al Kozar]], Major League Baseball infielder<ref>{{cite web |title=Al Kozar Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kozaral01.shtml |website=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=September 11, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Ted Kwalick]], Penn State all-America football player and [[San Francisco 49ers]] all-Pro tight end; member of the [[College Football Hall of Fame]]{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}
* [[Bob Ligashesky]], special teams coordinator for the [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse Orange]]
* [[Billy Mays]], television pitchman and Oxi-Clean spokesman, known for his bearded face and distinct voice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxtoledo.com/dpp/news/national/TV_pitchman_Billy_Mays_found_dead_20090628_2583975|title=TV pitchman Billy Mays found dead|last=Stacy|first=Mitch|date=2009-06-28|work=FOX Toledo.com|publisher=TVL Broadcasting, Inc.|access-date=2009-06-28}}</ref>
* Roman Macek, former American football player and pro wrestler under the ring name [[Luca Crusifino]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Luca Crusifino |url=https://www.thesmackdownhotel.com/wrestlers/luca-crusifino |website=The Smackdown Hotel}}</ref>
* [[Alex Sandusky]] (1932–2020), professional football player<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SandAl20.htm "Alex Sandusky,"] Pro Football Reference.com, www.pro-football-reference.com/</ref>
* [[Jeff Smith (cartoonist)|Jeff Smith]], cartoonist, best known as the creator of the self-published comic book series ''[[Bone (comics)|Bone]]''<ref>[http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=2940 Biography: Jeff Smith] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090316032314/http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=2940 |date=2009-03-16 }}. [[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic]]. Retrieved July 23, 2013.</ref>
* [[Paul Spadafora]], former [[IBF]] world lightweight boxing champion, known as the "Pittsburgh Kid"<ref>{{cite web |title=Paul Spadafora |url=http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/6517 |website=BoxRec }}</ref>
* [[Olive Thomas]], silent film actress, and the original [[flapper]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olive Thomas, the original 'Flapper' and a Mon Valley native, still fascinates |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/life/lifestyle/2010/09/26/Olive-Thomas-the-original-Flapper-and-a-Mon-Valley-native-still-fascinates/stories/201009260258 |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |language=en}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
McKees Rocks is the fictional setting of the novels ''[[Duffy's Rocks]]'' by Edward Fenton, ''[[Riot (novel)|Riot]]'' by [[William Trautmann]], and more than a dozen novels by the crime writer [[K. C. Constantine]].{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}

==Gallery==
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File:McKeesRocksBridgePA.jpg|The [[McKees Rocks Bridge]] from Island Avenue
File:McKeesRocksBridge.jpg|Another view of the McKees Rocks Bridge
File:MancinisBakery.jpg|Mancini's Bakery (since 1926)
File:MckeesRocksMoundSignPA.jpg|McKees Rocks Mound historical marker
File:TheRocksofMckeesRocksPA.jpg|"The Rocks" of McKees Rocks
File:PittsburghandLakeErieRailroadLocomotiveShops.jpg|[[Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad|Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Locomotive Shops]]
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Hachmeister-Lind]]
* [[Jenny Lee Bakery]]
* [[List of cities and towns along the Ohio River]]
* [[Pressed Steel Car Strike of 1909]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official|https://mckeesrockspa.us/}}
* [http://www.mckeesrocks.com/ Community Development Corporation]
* [http://www.srsd.k12.pa.us Sto-Rox School District]

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