Mount Union borough
A Mount Union street, 1907
A Mount Union street in 1907, dirt road, board sidewalks, and a town in the middle of an explosion. The brickyards were hiring every hand they could find, and the population tripled from 1,086 in 1900 to 3,338 by 1910.
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Checked 2026-07-03 · Historic Mount Union collection
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