Latrobe, Pennsylvania Latrobe, Pennsylvania Latrobe is positioned in Pennsylvania Latrobe - Latrobe Latrobe /le tro b/ is a town/city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in the United States and part of the Pittsburgh urbane area.
Latrobe was incorporated as a borough in 1854, and as a town/city in 1999.
Among its claims to fame, Latrobe is the home of Saint Vincent Archabbey, the Latrobe Brewery (the initial brewer of Rolling Rock beer), Saint Vincent College and golfer Arnold Palmer.
While it was believed for years that the first experienced American football game was played in Latrobe, the city's claim was refused induction into the Hall of Fame records. Latrobe is home of the first banana split, invented in Latrobe by David Strickler in 1904. Latrobe is also home to the training camp of the six time Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers.
In June 2006, City Brewing Company from La Crosse, Wisconsin entered into negotiations to buy the brewery. In September 2006, City Brewing Company agreed to purchase the brewery, and they licensed it to the Boston Beer Company in April 2007 as a satellite brewery to produce Samuel Adams beers. Sam Adams manufacturing did not last long.
In addition, Duquesne Bottling Company has brewed the revived Duquesne Beer, "The Prince of Pilseners", at the Latrobe plant.
In 1852, Oliver Barnes (a civil engineer for the Pennsylvania Railroad) laid out the plans for the improve that was incorporated in 1854 as the Borough of Latrobe.
Barnes titled the town for his best friend and college classmate, Benjamin Latrobe, who was a civil engineer for the B&O Railroad.
(His father, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, was the architect who rebuilt the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Its locale along the route of the Pennsylvania Railroad helped Latrobe precarious into a momentous industrial hub.
Latrobe was also served by the Ligonier Valley Railroad from 1877 to 1952.
In 1904, the banana split was invented in Latrobe by David Evans Strickler at Strickler's Drug Store. Two interurban (long-distance street car) lines served Latrobe: The Westmoreland County Railway Company connected Latrobe to Derry, operating 1904 to 1932. Also, Latrobe Street Railway Company began operations in 1900, connecting Latrobe to Kingston. That line was purchased by West Penn Railways, which eventually linked it with its network running through Youngstown, Pleasant Unity, and eventually to Greensburg and Uniontown.
Latrobe has two sites on the National Register of Historic Places inside its town/city boundaries: Pennsylvania Railroad Station at Latrobe (325 Mc - Kinley Avenue): This station was assembled by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1903. Citizens National Bank of Latrobe (816 Ligonier Street): At six stories, this is the city's tallest building, previously known as the Mellon Bank Building.
Latrobe's Pro Football Team in 1897 From 1895 until 1909, Latrobe was the home of the Latrobe Athletic Association, one of the earliest experienced football teams.
In 1895 he accepted $10 and costs to play for Latrobe in a 12-0 victory over the Jeannette Athletic Club.
It was then, that documents surfaced showing that William "Pudge" Heffelfinger, a former three-time All-American from Yale, was working to play guard for the Allegheny Athletic Association three years earlier. In 1897, Latrobe was the first football team to play a full season with a team composed entirely of experienced players.
In 1898 Latrobe and two players from their rivals, the Greensburg Athletic Association, formed the very first experienced football all-star team for a game against the Duquesne Country and Athletic Club, to be played at Pittsburgh's Exposition Park.
Duquesne went on to win the game 16-0. On November 18, 1905, Latrobe defeated the Canton Bulldogs, which later became a beginning member, and two-time champion, of the National Football League, 6-0. Aside from Brallier, the Latrobe Athletic Association encompassed several of the era's top players, such as: Ed Abbaticchio, Charles Barney, Alf Bull, Jack Gass, Walter Okeson, Harry Ryan, Doggie Trenchard, Eddie Wood and manager Dave Berry.
Latrobe is positioned at 40 18 54 N 79 22 52 W (40.314940, -79.381171). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), all land.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 1,730 persons under the age of 18, 429 persons from 20 to 24, 2583 persons from 25 to 49, 1780 persons from 50 to 64, and 1614 persons who were 65 years of age or older.
Federally, Latrobe is part of Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district.
Latrobe Railroad Station (1903) Latrobe (Amtrak station) Greater Latrobe School District Latrobe Athletic Association Latrobe Country Club "After the Pro Football Hall of Fame was opened in 1963 in Canton, further research uncovered the Pudge Heffelfinger payment by the Allegheny Athletic Association in 1892 and thus negated the Latrobe claim as the place of birth of pro football." City Brewery buys Latrobe Brewery - Pittsburgh Business Times Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Railway Museum Association, Inc.
"National Register of Historical Places - Pennsylvania Railroad Station at Latrobe" (PDF).
"National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database).
"National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Citizens National Bank of Latrobe" (PDF).
"Latrobe, PA: Cradle of Pro Football" (PDF).
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Pennsylvania: Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF).
"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".
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