Editing North Braddock, Pennsylvania

{{Short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''North Braddock''' is a borough in [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]], United States, along the [[Monongahela River]]. The [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] had the borough population at 4,320.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=North+Braddock+borough,+Pennsylvania | title=Explore Census Data }}</ref> It is a suburb {{convert|11|mi|km}} east of [[Pittsburgh]]. Organized from a part of Braddock Township in 1897, the borough prides itself in being the "Birthplace of Steel" as the home of [[Andrew Carnegie]]'s [[Edgar Thomson Steel Works]] that opened in 1875. 

==History==

===Origins===
In 1742, a Scottish trader named [[John Fraser (frontiersman)|John Fraser]] from eastern Pennsylvania acquired land at the location of the current Edgar Thomson Steel Works from [[Queen Aliquippa]] and the [[Lenape]] people. Fraser settled his family on the location, and in 1753 [[Christopher Gist]] and [[George Washington]] met with Fraser while delivering messages from Governor [[Robert Dinwiddie]] of [[Virginia]] to [[France|French]] commanders at Fort LeBoeuf, in present-day [[Waterford, Pennsylvania|Waterford]]. Dinwiddie demanded the French commanders withdraw from western Pennsylvania. Fearing that a conflict was on the horizon, Fraser returned to Philadelphia in 1754.

In 1755, General [[Edward Braddock]] and British troops left Virginia and used Fraser as the guide with General Washington as the aide on the expedition. The objective of the expedition was to expel the French at [[Fort Duquesne]]. It was on July 9, 1755, when the British troops arrived at Fraser's cabin to be met with gunfire from the French troops. During the battle Braddock was wounded, dying on July 13, 1755, in nearby [[Uniontown, Pennsylvania|Uniontown]]. The area where Braddock was shot became known as [[Braddock's Field]]. Historical markers identify the site on present-day Jones Avenue across from Benjamin Fairless School. Braddock's Battlefield History Center commemorates this battle.<ref>{{cite web|title=Braddock's Battlefield History Center|url=http://www.braddocksbattlefield.com/|access-date=November 25, 2013}}</ref>

===Whiskey Rebellion===
During the late 18th-century farming was prevalent in the North Braddock area with the nearby [[Monongahela River]] used for trade. [[Whiskey]] became a very profitable product to trade, with much being sent to the [[New Orleans]] area. In 1794 a whiskey tax was created, drawing in protest over 8,000 settlers from [[western Pennsylvania]] to the North Braddock area, as part of the [[Whiskey Rebellion]]. The angry settlers would not disperse easily, and President Washington led an army to suppress the rebellion.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

===Wallace Mansion===
The British commander of [[Fort Pitt (Pennsylvania)|Fort Pitt]], Captain Edmondstone, had signed a grant of {{convert|328|acre|km2}} of land from [[George III|King George III]] of Great Britain to Peter Rowletter. Once the [[French and Indian War]] was over, Rowletter sold the land to Pittsburgh judge George Wallace, who bought around {{convert|328|acre|km2}} of land, including part of Braddock's Field, on March 4, 1791. Here Wallace built a mansion as his summer home. Later the [[Marquis de La Fayette]] visited the country as the Guest of the Nation, and while doing so he stopped by Judge Wallace's mansion on May 28, 1825. After Wallace's death the home was left to his nephew who lost the property to a sheriff sale. The Wallace mansion would be used as a boarding school called the Edgeworth Ladies Seminary during the 1830s.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

===Coal and steel===
In 1835 the first [[coal mine]] opened between the hills near Sixth Street. During the 19th century the railroad industry was expanding across the country. [[Andrew Carnegie]], with the increasing demands in steel for the railroad, began to build his first [[steel mill]] in 1872, named for [[John Edgar Thomson]], the president of the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]]. By 1873 the demand for steel for the railroad had decreased, and the construction of the mill was halted. Good news came though when Carnegie secured a $2 million loan and finished the steel mill to roll its first steel under the supervision of superintendent William R. Jones. The mill would go on to expand, and in 1880 the first [[blast furnace]] was used at the [[Edgar Thomson Steel Works]].{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

===Incorporation===
During 1897, [[East Pittsburgh]] tried to annex the land around the mill of North Braddock, known as Bessemer, that was part of Braddock Township. Residents of Shady Park village (3rd ward) and of Wolftown (1st ward) came together to hold meetings on stopping East Pittsburgh from annexing the land near the mill known as Braddock's Field. William Yost serving as North Braddock's attorney petitioned the Quarter Sessions of Allegheny County that Shady Park and Wolftown would join as one town, also incorporating Braddock's Field. During the meetings 317 of 510 property owners signed an agreement helping Judge Kennedy make his ruling to form a new town. On Monday, April 26, 1897, North Braddock was incorporated as a borough. Judge Kennedy of the Quarter Sessions Court of Allegheny County made the ruling and ordered the decree for the new borough. The first election of officials was to be held on May 18, 1897. The winners of the election included the burgess Henry Anderson, councilmen Joseph Wallace, John Walberg, John Maxwell, WJ Vance, Thomas Clark, J Grant Anderson, Fred Edwards, tax collector John Hutzen, and school directors Jones, Johnson, Scott, Colmey, Crossey, and Anderson.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

North Braddock celebrated its borough centennial with a festival of events in June 1997.
[[File:North Braddock Centennial.jpg|right|thumb|North Braddock Centennial Book (1997)]]

==Geography==
North Braddock is located at {{coord|40|24|18|N|79|51|23|W|region:US_type:city}} (40.405025, −79.856500).<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> It occupies a slope of terrain between [[Braddock, Pennsylvania|Braddock]], which touches the [[Monongahela River]], and [[East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|East Pittsburgh]], which occupies the highest ground.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|1.6|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1.5|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi}}, or 3.75%, is water.

===Surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods===
North Braddock has five land borders, including [[Braddock Hills, Pennsylvania|Braddock Hills]] to the north, [[Chalfant, Pennsylvania|Chalfant]] to the northeast, [[Wilkins Township, Pennsylvania|Wilkins Township]] to the east, [[East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|East Pittsburgh]] to the east and southeast, and [[Braddock, Pennsylvania|Braddock]] to the southwest and west. Across the [[Monongahela River]] to the south, North Braddock runs adjacent with [[Kennywood Park]] in [[West Mifflin, Pennsylvania|West Mifflin]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 6535
|1910= 11824
|1920= 14928
|1930= 16782
|1940= 15679
|1950= 14724
|1960= 13204
|1970= 10838
|1980= 8711
|1990= 7036
|2000= 6410
|2010= 4857
|2020= 4320
|footnote=Sources:<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=Pennsylvania: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-40.pdf|publisher=U.S. 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|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 6,410 people, 2,631 households, and 1,681 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|4,155.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,250 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,106.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 61.70% White, 35.30% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from other races, and 1.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.25% of the population.

There were 2,631 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.0% were married couples living together, 23.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $24,335, and the median income for a family was $30,473. Males had a median income of $30,960 versus $22,281 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $14,076. About 18.0% of families and 22.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 40.4% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
{{More citations needed section|date=November 2013}}
[[File:North Braddock Municipal Building.jpg|thumb|North Braddock Municipal Building]]
North Braddock has a borough government. The borough has nine elected council members and a mayor who serve four-year terms. The borough manager conducts daily business and operates with the budget passed by council. Ordinances and building codes are enforced by the appointed code official. The borough solicitor provides legal consultation for legal issues. An engineering firm is contracted to provide consultation for infrastructure issues. The elected tax collector serves a four-year term. North Braddock is a member of the Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Mayors !!
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| 1897 - Henry Anderson || 1914 - H. B. Miller || 1982 - Elmer DeVay || 2022 - Cletus Lee
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| 1899 - F. K. Leighton || 1918 - B. M. Bartilson || 1983 - Steven Yanowitch
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| 1903 - Johnson Snyder || 1922 - Harvey Hunter || 1984 - Norman Irvin
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| 1904 - A. T. Reid || 1926 - G. Fenton Mitchell || 1989 - Jerome Sepesy
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| 1906 - George Whitfield || 1938 - P. J. McLeigh || 1990 - George Choma
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| 1909 - James McWilliams || 1951 - Michael Pendro || 1994 - Raymond McDonough
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| 1910 - John McCune || 1966 - Thomas Curran || 2010 - Thomas Whyel
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| 1911 - A. L. Best || 1981 - Norman Irvin || 2021 - Albert Senic
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! !! Council !!
|-
! Ward 1 !! Ward 2!! Ward 3
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| Charles Nigro (Dec. 2023) || Zena Ruiz (Dec. 2025) || Michael Breaston (Dec. 2023)
|-
| Jerome Sepesy (Dec. 2025) || John Vahosky (Dec. 2023) || Juanita Giles (Dec. 2025)
|-
| Teresa Parker (Dec. 2025) || Victoria Vargo (Dec. 2025) || Lisa Franklin-Robinson (Dec. 2023)
|}

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|+ 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...|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]]
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| '''[[2020 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2020]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|''22%'' ''454''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''76%'' ''1,560''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''1%'' ''22''
|-
| '''[[2016 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2016]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|''22%'' ''445''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''77%'' ''1,545''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''1%'' ''22''
|-
| '''[[2012 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2012]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|''20%'' ''417''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''79%'' ''1,681''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''1%'' ''27''
|}

==Education==
[[File:Fairless Elementary School.jpg|thumb|[[Woodland Hills School District]] Administration Center]]
North Braddock once operated its own school district but was later merged into the General Braddock Area School District in the 1970s.

General Braddock Area School District was merged under court orders into the [[Woodland Hills School District]] in 1981 with 12 other nearby communities. The Woodland Hills Administration Building is located in the former Fairless Elementary School on Jones Avenue in North Braddock.

==Public safety==
*'''North Braddock VFD''' - Fire and rescue services are provided by the North Braddock VFD. The department is staffed by all volunteers. Two fire stations are used on Wolfe Avenue and Bell Avenue with three apparatus trucks. 
*'''Eastern Regional Mon Valley Police''' - The regional police department was created in 2024 to combine resources while serving the communities of North Braddock, East Pittsburgh, & Rankin.  The regional police commission oversees the department with community representatives on the commission board.
*'''Priority One EMS''' - Priority One EMS provides emergency ambulance services staffed by certified EMT and Paramedic personnel. Priority One also serves Braddock, East Pittsburgh, and Rankin.

==Notable people==
*[[Steve Breaston]], NFL wide receiver, star player for the [[University of Michigan]] and [[Woodland Hills High School]].
*[[Summer Lee]], [[U.S. representative]] for [[Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district]]. 
*[[Wes Lyons]], NFL tight end/wide receiver, star player at [[West Virginia University]] and [[Woodland Hills High School]]. Also an author of his first book, "The Pursuit With Patience".
*[[Coley McDonough]], NFL quarterback for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] and [[Chicago Cardinals]]. Star player for the North Carolina State University and North Braddock Scott High School. Coley was tragically killed in the line of duty as a Pittsburgh police officer after his football career. 
*[[Elmer Merkovsky]], NFL player for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], star player at the [[University of Pittsburgh]], and North Braddock Scott High School.
*[[Lousaka Polite]], NFL fullback, who was a star player at the [[University of Pittsburgh]], and [[Woodland Hills High School]].
*[[Fran Rogel]], NFL fullback for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] and star player at [[Penn State University]] and North Braddock Scott High School.
*[[Benjamin L. Rosenbloom]], North Braddock High School and [[West Virginia University]] graduate who practiced law and became a US Representative for West Virginia.
*[[Jim Zockoll]], franchising pioneer

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|North Braddock Borough, Pennsylvania}}
{{NIE Poster|North Braddock}}
*[http://www.northbraddockborough.com/ North Braddock Borough]
*[http://www.station207.com North Braddock VFD]
*[http://www.alleghenycounty.us/munimap/profile.asp?muni=77 County Borough Profile]
*[http://www.whsd.k12.pa.us/ Woodland Hills School District]
*{{Cite Collier's|wstitle=North Braddock|short=x}}

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