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State historical marker acknowledging Leechburg’s Siberian Iron Works unveiled

Brian C. Rittmeyer
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Larry Boehm, president of the Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society, reads from a state historical marker for The Siberian Iron Works after unveiling it Saturday in Leechburg Riverfront Park.
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Courtesy of Larry Boehm
Siberian Iron Works in Leechburg was constructed in 1872. Larry Boehm, a local historian, estimates this photograph was taken in the 1920s.
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A marker commemorates the Siberian Iron Works.
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Larry Boehm, president of the Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society, discusses the history of The Siberian Iron Works before unveiling a new state historical marker to it near the site of the mill in Riverfront Park on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021.
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Brian C. Rittmeyer | Tribune-Review
Larry Boehm, president of the Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society, smiles after unveiling a state historical marker for The Siberian Iron Works in Leechburg Riverfront Park on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021.

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