Jeannette

History

Perhaps the oldest historical reference to the area that became Jeannette is the role the area played in the Pontiac War in 1763. The Bushy Run Battlefield marks the spot where Colonel Henry Boquet led the British and American troops to defeat the Indians in a battle on the 5th and 6th of August that year. This victory is credited with helping to prevent the capture of Fort Pitt, and it served the purpose of reopening communication and supply lines. The historical landmark is the site of a museum, nature trails, picnic areas, and an annual reenactment of the Battle of Bushy Run. First incorporated as a borough on June 7, 1889, Jeannette earned the nickname as "the glass city" in recognition of the numerous glass plants founded in the area, with those factories contributing to the city's original stature as the first large manufacturing town in Westmoreland County. The glass industry was so significant that the city's name actually comes from Jeannette E. Hartupee McKee, the wife of H. Sellers McKee, a local industrialist who cofounded the Chambers and McKee Glass Works and was a member of the elite South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club of Johnstown Flood fame. Mckee and his partner J.A. Chambers also have the distinction of naming Jeannette's main street, Clay Avenue after their financial backer, Richard W. Clay. On January 1, 1938, Jeannette became a third class city with Attorney John M. OConnell as the first mayor. There were as many as 7 significant factories operating in the city of Jeannette including some of the most well known in the history of the glass industry. Names like Jeannette Glass; Fort Pitt Glass; the Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company; American-Saint Gobain, Westmoreland Glass; and others all supplied the country with everything from…

Geography

Jeannette is located at (40.328773, -79.613997). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Hempfield Area SHS
  High · Greensburg · 1,661 students · 16.6:1 ratio
• Norwin SHS
  High · North Huntingdon · 1,636 students · 15.4:1 ratio
• Penn Trafford HS
  High · Harrison City · 1,263 students · 17.3:1 ratio
• Franklin Regional SHS
  High · Murrysville · 1,119 students · 11.1:1 ratio
• Greensburg-Salem HS
  High · Greensburg · 820 students · 14.6:1 ratio
• Norwin MS
  Middle · North Huntingdon · 820 students · 15.8:1 ratio
• Hillcrest Intermediate Sch
  Middle · North Huntingdon · 807 students · 17.5:1 ratio
• Franklin Regional MS
  Middle · Murrysville · 786 students · 12.9:1 ratio