North Braddock, Pennsylvania

North Braddock is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Monongahela River.

In 1742, a Scottish trader named John Fraser from eastern Pennsylvania acquired land at the location of the current Edgar Thomson Steel Works from Queen Aliquippa and the Lenape people.

Historical markers identify the site on present-day Jones Avenue across from Benjamin Fairless School.

[4] During the late 18th-century farming was prevalent in the North Braddock area with the nearby Monongahela River used for trade.

The angry settlers would not disperse easily, and President Washington led an army to suppress the rebellion.

[citation needed] The British commander of Fort Pitt, Captain Edmondstone, had signed a grant of 328 acres (1.33 km2) of land from King George III of Great Britain to Peter Rowletter.

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.

During the meetings 317 of 510 property owners signed an agreement helping Judge Kennedy make his ruling to form a new town.

Judge Kennedy of the Quarter Sessions Court of Allegheny County made the ruling and ordered the decree for the new borough.

[citation needed] North Braddock celebrated its borough centennial with a festival of events in June 1997.

Across the Monongahela River to the south, North Braddock runs adjacent with Kennywood Park in West Mifflin.

The borough manager conducts daily business and operates with the budget passed by council.

The Woodland Hills Administration Building is located in the former Fairless Elementary School on Jones Avenue in North Braddock.

North Braddock Centennial Book (1997)
North Braddock Municipal Building
Woodland Hills School District Administration Center