Westmoreland Heritage Trail - Local History

The sidepath at mile 0.7 was a former railroad spur that crossed the creek to the Houston Star brick works. The Houston Star bricks were well thought of and were shipped up and down the east coast. The plant was destroyed by fire in the 1960s. Pictures of the existing ruins and other industrial artifacts from the plant are visible at: https://coalandcoke.blogspot.com/search/label/Monroeville+PA