Pittsburgh Native Andy Warhol To Get PA Historical Marker

PITTSBURGH, PA — Eclectic artist and Pittsburgh native Andy Warhol is among the people, places and books getting 23 new state historical markers from the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. The new markers, blue signs with gold lettering, will be added to roads throughout the state.

Born Andrew Warhola in 1928,the pop artist still enjoys worldwide recognition for his unique style of combining fine art with commercial images. He died in 1987.

Since 1946 the commission's historical markers have chronicled the people, places and events that have affected the lives of Pennsylvanians over the centuries. The signs feature subjects such as Native Americans and early settlers, government and politics, athletes, entertainers,
artists, struggles for freedom and equality, factories and businesses, and a multitude of other noteworthy topics.

Other new southwestern Pennsylvania historical markers to be added:

Chinese Workers in Beaver Falls, Beaver Falls, Beaver County

The first substantial workforce of Chinese immigrants in Pennsylvania came to Beaver Falls in 1872. The workers were recruited to the Beaver Falls Cutlery Factory to replace white laborers on strike. They remained for several years learning specialized skills and assuring profitability for
the company because of their reduced wages. Across the nation, other American labor unions and politicians felt these Chinese workers were a threat and advocated for the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882, which remained in effect until 1943.

Earl "Fatha" Hines (1903- 1983), Duquesne, Allegheny County

Hines, a jazz artists,influenced many other jazz greats, and his band launched the careers of Billy Eckstein, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Nat King Cole and others. He was inducted
into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1980.

Mary Ella Roberts Rinehart (1876- 1958), Pittsburgh, Allegheny County

The mystery writer often was compared to Agatha Christie although she predated her. She was a best-selling author of more than 30 novels, short stories, essays and plays. Many of her works were adapted for stage or screen. She also served as a war correspondent during World War I.

"Out of This Furnace,"Braddock, Allegheny County

This novel by Braddock native Thomas Bell describes three generations of a family’s experience working in the steel industry. It is widely used at colleges and universities worldwide as a text relating to labor, immigration and ethnic studies.

Pittsburgh Chinatown, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County

Established as early as the 1870s, Chinatown was the cultural and economic center of the Chinese community in western Pennsylvania that served Chinese populations in New York, Ohio and West Virginia. The growth of the community was suppressed by political and labor efforts leading to the
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. The community was destroyed by the construction of the Boulevard of the Allies in the 1920s and its residents and businesses were displaced. Remnants remained until 1959.

Stan Musial (1920-2013), Donora, Washington County

Considered one of the best baseball players of all time, Musial began playing on the local Donora Zincs baseball team while in high school against adult men. Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1941 and remaining through 1963, he became one of the best hitters in Major League Baseball. He is a member of both the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the St. Louis
Cardinals Hall of Fame.