Editing Scottdale, Pennsylvania

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'''Scottdale''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania]], United States, {{convert|32|mi|km}} southeast of [[Pittsburgh]].

Early in the 20th century, Scottdale was the center of the [[Henry Clay Frick|Frick]] [[coke (fuel)|coke]] interests. It had steel and iron pipe mills, brass and silver works, a casket factory, a large milk-pasteurizing plant, and machine shops; all of the aforementioned are presently defunct. Scottdale is notable for its economic decline from a formerly prosperous coke-town into an archetypal [[Rust Belt]] town. Duraloy Technologies, "a supplier of specialty high alloy, centrifugal and static cast components and assemblies"<ref>{{cite web | url = http://duraloy.com | title = Duraloy Technologies Inc. | access-date = 2010-05-31}}</ref> is the last remnant of Scottdale's steel related prosperity.

In 1900, 4,261 people lived in Scottdale; in 1910, the population increased to 5,456; and in 1940, 6,493 people lived in Scottdale. The population was 4,384 at the 2010 census. Scottdale is located in the [[Southmoreland School District]].

==History==
===1770s-1900: Early history===
[[Image:Scottdale-pennsylvania-loucks-house.jpg|thumb|left|Jacob Loucks House, built in 1853, Scottdale's oldest building]]
[[Image:Scottdale-pennsylvania-corner.jpg|thumb|left|Historic buildings at the corner of Pittsburgh and South Broadway streets, {{Circa|1890}}]]
[[Image:Scottdale-pennsylvania-central-hotel.jpg|thumb|left|Central Hotel, {{Circa|1910}}]]
It is difficult to identify when the first non-Native settler arrived in what is now the Borough of Scottdale, although the area witnessed an influx of [[Scotch-Irish American|Scotch-Irish]] immigrants in the late 1770s. In the mid-19th century, part of the present-day townsite was the location of a distillery, flour mill and post office known as Fountain Mills.<ref name="Scottdale-NRHP">{{cite web|url=http://www.arch.state.pa.us/ |title=National Register of Historical Places - Scottdale Historic District |access-date=2008-08-07 |format=PDF |work=ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archeology |publisher=Pennsylvania Museum and Historical Commission }}</ref>

The [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] and [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]] each built branch lines through the community in the early 1870s. With the coming of the railroads, the community’s economy shifted from agriculture to manufacturing and mining. Two brothers who were local farmers, Peter and Jacob Loucks, realized the impact the railroads could have on the area and laid out a small townsite consisting of 24 lots, which went on sale in 1872.<ref>{{cite book | last = Boucher | first = John N. | title = Old and New Westmoreland, Volume 2 | publisher = American Historical Society | year = 1918 | location = New York, New York | pages = 558–559 | url = http://digital.library.pitt.edu }}</ref>

The borough was originally named Fountain Mills, a reference to several mills that were operated in the borough. Scottdale was incorporated as a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] on February 5, 1874 and at that time named in honor of [[Thomas A. Scott]], who had been president of the Pennsylvania Railroad and served as [[Assistant Secretary of War]] during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottdale.com/ |title=Scottdale Chamber of Commerce |access-date=2008-08-08 }}</ref> Because Scottdale sits atop major coal deposits, the community flourished due to the surrounding coal mines, as well as ovens for converting coal into [[coke (fuel)]]. The H. C. Frick Coke Company, controlled by [[Henry Clay Frick]], was headquartered here. Scottdale’s factories in the early 20th century also produced iron pipe, tin, knives, steam engines, and caskets.

Scottdale has two sites on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]:  [[Scottdale Armory]] (1929) at 501 North Broadway Street,<ref name='ScottdaleArmory-NRHP'>{{cite web|url=http://www.arch.state.pa.us/ |title=National Register of Historical Places - Scottdale Armory |access-date=2008-08-07 |format=PDF |work=ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archeology |publisher=Pennsylvania Museum and Historical Commission }}</ref>  and the [[Scottdale Historic District]], which encompasses the oldest parts of the borough.<ref name='Scottdale-NRHP'/>

The oldest extant building in the borough is the ''Jacob Loucks House'' at 115 Walnut Avenue, built in 1853.<ref name='Scottdale-NRHP'/> Otherwise, the borough’s oldest residences are concentrated on Loucks Avenue, where many houses date from the 1880s. As well, three downtown retail buildings can be dated to approximately 1880: 101 Pittsburgh Street, 143 Pittsburgh Street, and 4-10 South Broadway Street.<ref name='Scottdale-NRHP'/>

The West Overton Museum in Scottdale is the only pre-Civil War village still intact today in Pennsylvania. It was named to the National Register of Historic Districts in 1985 as an outstanding example of a 19th-century rural industrial village complete with farm, two floors of the [[Henry Overholt|Overholt]] Mill/Distillery, industrial tools, Blacksmith Shop, a wash house and a smokehouse.  It is a stop on the [[American Whiskey Trail]]<ref name='Distilled Spirits Council - American Whiskey Trail'>{{cite web|url=http://www.discus.org/trail/westoverton.asp |title=American Whisky Trail|access-date=December 2, 2011 }}</ref>

===1900-1968: Economic prosperity===
[[Image:Scottdale-pennsylvania-train-station.jpg|thumb|The Scottdale train station]]
Scottdale was home to 30,000 coke ovens in the early 1900s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Scottdale, Pennsylvania {{!}} Advisory Council on Historic Preservation |url=https://www.achp.gov/preserve-america/community/scottdale-pennsylvania#:~:text=Scottdale%20was%20located%20in%20the,hard%20by%20great%20industrial%20losses |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=www.achp.gov}}</ref> These coke ovens were operated by hundreds of mining companies, this was due to Scottdale's location on the Pennsylvania Railroad which allowed these companies to ship coal and coke to major cities across the United States. Many of these mines were affected greatly by the [[Great Depression]] in 1929, leading to several of their closures.

The Coal and Coke Bike Trail in Scottdale was opened on the former route used by the Pennsylvania Railroad to ship coal and coke from Scottdale to Mount Pleasant. It encompasses five and a half miles of abandoned railroad and is maintained by volunteers from the Coal and Coke Chapter of the Regional Trail Corporation.<ref name=":0" />

After the events of the Great Depression, new industrial work began to arise. One in particular, Duraloy Technologies, was opened sometime in the 1920s. Duraloy became the first company in the United States to create heat resistant alloys used for creating metal products. The company remains opened in its original building as of July 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leader Serving Steel {{!}} Furnace Builders {{!}} Petrochemical {{!}} Aerospace |url=https://duraloytechnologies.com/about |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=duraloytechnologies.com}}</ref>

In 1900, The Geyer Performing Arts Center opened on Pittsburgh Street. It was originally an opera house and hosted [[vaudeville]] performances. In 1912, the building was sold and renamed The Scottdale Theater and was converted into a [[movie theater]]. The building changed hands once again in 1926 and renamed The Strand. The Strand was one of the first theaters to be equipped with a system that allowed for films with sound to be introduced. The Strand closed in 1969. With its reopening in April 1987, the theater shifted to stage theater performances, which it still holds as of June 2024. The Geyer has also been home to stand up comedy acts as well as concert performances.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://geyerpac.com/history |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=Geyer Performing Arts Center |language=en-US}}</ref>

===1969-present: Proposed mall construction and fallout===
[[File:SCOTTDALE GAZEBO.jpg|thumb|The gazebo in downtown Scottdale, erected in 1976.]]
In 1969, Scottdale attempted an urban renewal project by building a mall. The mall was set to be located on Pittsburgh and North Broadway Streets in downtown Scottdale with a two pump gas station next-door. The development was to be equipped with several chain stores such as [[Giant Eagle]] and a Thorofare store. To prepare the site, new sidewalks, wiring and sewer lines were completed by June 1970.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1970-06-16 |title=Scottdale mall |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-courier-scottdale-mall/150710867/ |access-date=2024-07-23 |work=The Daily Courier |pages=1}}</ref>

By December 1970, the area was still not developed, with much of the businesses on the left side of Pittsburgh street being torn down to make room for the shopping plaza. Lanes of travel to access the area were left unpaved and only one lone bid had been accepted on space in the plaza, that being for the gas station that was to open next-door.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1970-12-15 |title=scottdale mall 2 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-courier-scottdale-mall-2/150711186/ |access-date=2024-07-23 |work=The Daily Courier |pages=1}}</ref> Funding for the project began to run out with Scottdale's borough council refusing to give funding until buyers for lots began to show interest. The budget for a parking lot would be approved of in December 1971.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1971-12-11 |title=Scottdale mall 3 parking lot budget. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-courier-scottdale-mall-3-parki/150711506/ |access-date=2024-07-23 |work=The Daily Courier |pages=1}}</ref>

The mall continued to develop into September 1972 with one more bid being placed on space within the proposed plaza.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1972-09-26 |title=One more bid 1972 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-courier-one-more-bid-1972/150711695/ |access-date=2024-07-23 |work=The Daily Courier |pages=2}}</ref> Progress was finally made on the plaza in October 1974 when the borough signed a contract with a [[Uniontown, Pennsylvania|Uniontown]] based company to begin building on the site.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1974-10-12 |title=Progress 1974 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-courier-progress-1974/150711995/ |access-date=2024-07-23 |work=The Daily Courier |pages=10}}</ref> By 1975, the mall project ceased, bringing the six year ordeal to an end.

On Saturday, May 1, 1976, the area of the former would-be mall was dedicated as a park. In the park, a [[gazebo]] was erected as well as three flagpoles. A walkway was also introduced to access the park from Pittsburgh Street.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1976-04-28 |title=scottdale gazebo park |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-courier-scottdale-gazebo-park/150712513/ |access-date=2024-07-23 |work=The Daily Courier |pages=16}}</ref> In the decades since the failed mall project, Scottdale has opened a Rite-Aid Pharmacy, a YMCA Pool, public library and Veteran Memorial in place of the former development.

Scottdale has also used the space annually for their Fall Festival. Since 1973, the Scottdale Fall Festival has hosted multiple outdoor vendors, music performances and an annual parade which is participated in by local businesses as well as high school groups such as the Southmoreland football team and marching band.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reese |first=Quincey |date=2023-09-14 |title=Scottdale Fall Festival to kick off 150th birthday celebrations |url=https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/scottdale-fall-festival-to-kick-off-150th-birthday-celebrations/ |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=TribLIVE.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The Fall Festival is also where [[Southmoreland High School]]'s homecoming king and queen are crowned.

[[File:Scottdalebanner.jpg|thumb|left|Banner commemorating Scottsdale’s 150th anniversary above Pittsburgh Street.]]
In the years following the failed mall construction, Scottdale has seen an economic decline. Approximately 2,000 of its residents are employed as of 2022 with a majority being in health care or retail work.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scottdale, PA {{!}} Data USA |url=https://datausa.io/profile/geo/scottdale-pa#economy |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=datausa.io |language=en}}</ref> 14.3% of Scottdale residents are below the poverty line with a median household income of just over $53,000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scottdale, PA {{!}} Data USA |url=https://datausa.io/profile/geo/scottdale-pa |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=datausa.io |language=en}}</ref> The borough also has an unemployment rate of 7.4%, which is 1.4% higher than the national average.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scottdale, PA Economy |url=https://www.bestplaces.net/economy/city/pennsylvania/scottdale |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=BestPlaces}}</ref>

In 2022, the former Greystone Manor, once used as a department store, was purchased. Built in 1905, the building sat abandoned for decades where it deteriorated. With the purchase, $2 million in renovations have been made to restore the building.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Dirk |date=2022-04-09 |title=Iconic Scottdale home focus of $2 million restoration |url=https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/iconic-scottdale-home-focus-of-2-million-restoration/ |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=TribLIVE.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Education==
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{{Further|Southmoreland School District}}
In 1805, the first schoolhouse in the area was built adjacent from Gaut’s Dairy Farm in rural Scottdale, near [[Alverton]]. The first school board for the district was established on September 19, 1834. The district began to expand and several more buildings were added before being split into two districts; Scottdale School District and East Huntingdon School District.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.easthuntingdontownship.org/about.html | title=About }}</ref>

The Scottdale school district opened as multiple schools throughout the borough including North, Central and South [[grade schools]]. The original high school building was constructed in the late 1800s on the site of present day Chestnut Street Park.<ref>{{cite web | title=Article clipped from The Weekly Courier | website=Newspapers.com | date=1901-11-15 | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-weekly-courier/158624573/ | ref={{sfnref|Newspapers.com|1901}} | access-date=2024-11-07}}</ref> The building was demolished in 1901 and replaced by a new school building directly across the street the same year. With the advent of the new school building, Scottdale's student body became known as the "Scotties" and began using the [[Scottish Terrier]] mascot with white and blue colors to represent the district. A football field was constructed behind the school building leading to the school instituting sports teams for the first time.

By the 1952 school year, Scottdale High School began to be outgrown by the student body as well as merging with nearby [[Upper Tyrone Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Tyrone School District]], leading to a new building being developed. The new site, located North Chestnut Street, for the renamed Scottdale Joint High School was purchased on June 22, 1953. The building was first used for a Scotties [[basketball]] game in January 1958 with the school officially opening for instruction on September 3, 1958.<ref>{{cite web | title= 1959 Scottdale High School| website=Classmates | url=https://secure.classmates.com/auth/login?successUrl=/siteui/yearbooks/84793%3fpage=7 | ref={{sfnref|Classmates}} | access-date=2024-11-08}}</ref>

In the fall of 1964, Scottdale and nearby [[East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania|East Huntingdon School District]] merged to form [[Southmoreland School District]] with students from Scottdale Joint High School now attending classes at [[Southmoreland High School]] in [[Alverton, Pennsylvania|Alverton]]. The former Scottdale Joint High School building was renovated into Southmoreland Elementary and Middle School in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=Southmoreland Event |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/38806697/?match=1&terms=southmoreland |access-date=28 May 2024 |newspaper=The Daily News |date=5 April 1971 |page=12}}</ref><ref>https://archive.triblive.com/news/building-projects-continue-in-southmoreland-school-district/</ref>

==Geography==
Scottdale is located at {{coord|40|6|55|N|79|35|59|W|type:city}} (40.102410, -79.591078).<ref name="GR1">{{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 encompasses a total area of {{convert|1.2|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

Some cities that are near the borough include the cities of [[Pittsburgh]] (32 miles to the northwest), [[Connellsville, Pennsylvania|Connellsville]] (6.0 miles to the south), [[Dawson, Pennsylvania|Dawson]] (6.0 miles to the southwest), [[Everson, Pennsylvania|Everson]] (0.9 miles south), [[Hunker, Pennsylvania|Hunker]] (7.3 miles north), [[Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania|Mount Pleasant]] (4.7 miles northeast), [[New Stanton, Pennsylvania|New Stanton]] (8.2 miles north), [[South Connellsville, Pennsylvania|South Connellsville]] (7.2 miles south) and [[Vanderbilt, Pennsylvania|Vanderbilt]] (6.9 miles southwest). It is also 38 miles northeast of [[Morgantown, West Virginia]].

[[Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania|Jacob's Creek]] separates the Westmoreland and Fayette County border between Scottdale and Everson.

==Surrounding neighborhoods==
[[File:PITTSBURGHSTREETLOOKINGWEST.jpg|thumb|Pittsburgh Street in Scottdale, facing west.]]
Scottdale has three borders, including [[East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania|East Huntingdon]] to the north, northwest and west and the [[Fayette County, Pennsylvania|Fayette County]] neighborhoods of [[Upper Tyrone Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania|Upper Tyrone Township]] from the east-northeast to the south and [[Everson, Pennsylvania|Everson]] to the south.

There are several neighborhoods in the borough itself. North Scottdale is located on north side of Pittsburgh Street. It is home to the abandoned Wyndon Links golf course. South Scottdale begins at South Broadway Street and extends into Creek Road. The neighborhood located just past the Everson bridge from Garfield Avenue to Scottdale Cemetery is referred to locally as “Brown Town”.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 1275
|1890= 2693
|1900= 4261
|1910= 5456
|1920= 5768
|1930= 6714
|1940= 6493
|1950= 6249
|1960= 6244
|1970= 5818
|1980= 5833
|1990= 5184
|2000= 4772
|2010= 4384
|2020= 4430
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 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 name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=11 June 2013}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,772 people, 2,034 households, and 1,309 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|4,094.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,214 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,899.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.13% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.11% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.13% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.08% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.38% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.36% of the population.

There were 2,034 households, out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 21.2% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $32,000, and the median income for a family was $41,114. Males had a median income of $31,843 versus $22,143 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $17,994. About 5.2% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education Levels: High School or higher: 87.2%, Bachelor's Degree or higher: 18.3%, Graduate or Professional Degree: 6.2%

Ancestries: 35.7% German, 12% Polish, 11.8% Irish, 10.5% Italian, 10.3% English, 4.6% Scottish.

Scottdale's crime rate is less than 40% of the national average.

== Notable people ==
* [[Johnny Arthur]], stage and film actor
* [[D. J. Coffman]], comic book illustrator and cartoonist
* [[Leonard Goldenson]], former president, [[American Broadcasting Company]]
* [[Russ Grimm]], former professional football player, [[Washington Commanders|Washington Redskins]], three-time [[Super Bowl]] champion, and [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] inductee 
* [[Jim Heise]], former professional baseball player, [[Washington Senators (1901–1960)|Washington Senators]]
* [[Abraham Lincoln Keister]], former U.S. Congressman
* [[Herbert Morrison (journalist)|Herbert Morrison]], radio announcer best known for his reporting on the [[Hindenburg disaster|''Hindenburg'' disaster]] in 1937
* [[Jack Onslow]], former professional baseball player, [[Detroit Tigers]] and [[New York Giants (baseball)|New York Giants]]
* [[Lillian Peacock]], silent film actress
* [[Walter E. "Jack" Rollins]], former musician
* [[Chris Shipley]], technology industry analyst and commentator

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.scottdale.com Scottdale Chamber of Commerce]

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[[Category:Boroughs in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania]]
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[[Category:Pittsburgh metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Scotch-Irish American culture in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1872 establishments in Pennsylvania]]