Battle of Homestead Foundation - Charles McCollester Collection

Description of the founding of the Battle of Homestead Foundation beginning in the late 1980s Spotlighting labor history in the Pittsburgh region

The report covers the history of the Pump House and its involvement in the 1892 Battle of Homestead in which steel workers at the Homestead Steel Works fought the Pinkertons sent my Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick during a strike. The report also details the structure itself, its condition, its preservation needs, its additions, and more. The adjacent water tower on the site is also detailed in the report. The report is conducted by Stephen Casey Architects.

The article, written by Bette McDevitt, details the history and the preservation efforts achieved at the Pump House located in Munhall, Pennsylvania. The article notes the efforts of the Battle of Homestead Foundation. Photographs for the article were contributed by Thomas Little.