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B-W Trivia: Which Town Was This?

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The Baldwin-Whitehall Patch has partnered with the Baldwin Historical Society to bring you a weekly trivia question that delves into our area's colorful past.

Pat Lombardi and Patty Woehler, co-presidents of the society, generously write the questions and provide the pictures.

Here is this week's question:

At around 1860, shortly before the Civil War, a busy sawmill rested along the Monongahela River.

And built up around that mill was a thriving town that boasted a boat-building industry, stores, hotels, an inn, taverns, a train station, a glass factory, a school and a post office.

The post office stayed in service until 1914.

What was the name of this small town in the Baldwin area?

Read other Baldwin-Whitehall Trivia Time questions here.

And find out more about the Baldwin Historical Society HERE!

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  • Which town was this? (No Internet searches!!)

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • A. Birmingham
        2 (20%)
    • B. Hays
        5 (50%)
    • C. Redmansville
        3 (30%)
    Total votes: 10
  • Your vote will only count once. This is not a scientific poll. View Results Vote!
Related Topics: Baldwin Historical Society and Monongahela River

Margaret French

10:14 am on Monday, August 6, 2012

I think Hays was only put in there to throw people off. LOL It is Redmansville.

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Frank

12:23 pm on Monday, August 6, 2012

Somewhere on the moons of Vega?

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Robert Edward Healy, III

8:56 pm on Monday, August 6, 2012

Frank was close, but the answer was C, Redmansville!

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Richard J. Linnert

6:14 pm on Monday, October 29, 2012

It's Birmingham.....Just east of Becks Run Road,on East Carson St,before all the Rail lines came to be.

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Robert Edward Healy, III

6:15 pm on Monday, October 29, 2012

Not according to the historical society, Rich. Pat Lombardi tells me that this is Redmansville.

Richard J. Linnert

2:55 pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Your right Bob, It is Redmansville,but it is still in the same location as I wrote above....all the homes are long gone.

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