Mount Union borough
Crum Corner Reinventions
One corner, many lives: an early hotel called the Broad Top House stood here in canal days on the corner of Jefferson Street and Railroad Avenue. The Crum building stands there today, having replaced it. Inside the Crum building worked the barber James Nevell, in a fine room opposite the Beers Hotel. He entered the barbering business for himself in November 1896 and controlled a large clientele with expert skill. That corner watched Mount Union transform from canal village to industrial boom to today.
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Checked 2026-10-08 · Historic Mount Union collection
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