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Vandergrift was hailed by historian Ida Tarbell as America's most important industrial town, with homes owned by the workers. It was founded in 1895 by George G. McMurtry, president of the Apollo Iron and Steel Company, named for Captain Jacob J. Vandergrift, and designed by the firm of Frederick Law Olmsted.
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Vandergrift, Pennsylvania · United States
