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Searching for Dream Street - Duquesne

Holy Trinity Church is a gothic-revival style church dedicated in 1907 in Duquesne, Pa.

Holy Trinity served its congregation until the 1960’s.

Duquesne was home to the Duquesne Works steel mill that was part of Carnegie Steel Corporation and later part of U.S. Steel. It was home to the largest blast furnace in the world, named the "Dorothy Six"

The city's population peaked in 1930, then declined with along with the decline of the steel industry. Today Duquesne has fewer total residents then worked in its steel mill.

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Holy Trinity Church is a gothic-revival style church dedicated in 1907 in Duquesne, Pa. <br />
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Holy Trinity served its congregation until the 1960’s.<br />
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Duquesne was home to the Duquesne Works steel mill that was part of Carnegie Steel Corporation and later part of U.S. Steel. It was home to the largest blast furnace in the world, named the "Dorothy Six"<br />
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The city's population peaked in 1930, then declined with along with the decline of the steel industry. Today Duquesne has fewer total residents then worked in its steel mill.