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Allegheny County
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| Founded: September 4, 1788 |
| County Seat: Pittsburgh |
| Land Area (sq.mile): 730 |
| Population: 1,270,612 |
| Persons/sq.mile: 1,755 |
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| Fact Source:
U.S. Census Bureau
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PA Historical and Museum Commission |
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| Historical Blurb |
| The Homestead Steel Strike of 1892 was a crushing defeat to the union, delaying unionized labor's rise for another 40 years. |
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