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Carnegie (kärnĕg`ē, kär`nəgē), borough (1990 pop. 9,278), Allegheny co., SW Pa., an industrial suburb of Pittsburgh; inc. 1894. A steel town, it has coal mines and plants that make chemicals and electrical equipment. The Neville House was the home of Gen. John Neville, an officer in the French and Indian Wars French and Indian Wars, 1689–1763, the name given by American historians to the North American colonial wars between Great Britain and France in the late 17th and the 18th cent.
..... Click the link for more information. and the American Revolution American Revolution, 1775–83, struggle by which the Thirteen Colonies on the Atlantic seaboard of North America won independence from Great Britain and became the United States. It is also called the American War of Independence. ..... Click the link for more information. . The borough was named for Andrew Carnegie Carnegie, Andrew , 1835–1919, American industrialist and philanthropist, b. Dunfermline, Scotland. His father, a weaver, found it increasingly difficult to get work in Scottish factories and in 1848 brought his family to Allegheny (now Pittsburgh), Pa. ..... Click the link for more information. . Carnegie Andrew. 1835--1919, US steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland: endowed public libraries, education, and research trusts Carnegie a nonmagnetic sailing ship (brigantine) built in theUSA in 1909. Displacement, 568 tons. From 1909 through 1921, geomagnetic observations were made from the Carnegie in theAtlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans; in 1928 and 1929, oceano-graphic research was conducted in the Pacific. The Carnegie sank in November 1929 off Samoa. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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