----- Original Message ----- From: "Birkholz, James" <James.Birkholz@usa.okmetic.com> To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 11:30 AM Subject: [CROATIA-L] Pittsburg and St. Louis industries? > Many of the Ellis Island immigrants whose name we are researching, all from > the Lokve, Ravna Gora area, immigrated to McKeesport, PA (and Mc Kees Rocks, > Ambridge Many would have worked for American Bridge Co. and mills in the area. >and Pittsburg itself) as well as >St. Louis and the east St. Louis > area in Illinois. St. Louis many would have worked in foundries, factories and breweries. East St. Louis many would have worked in the slaugherhouses. > > Does anyone have specific knowledge of the probable industry/employer for > these locations? I presume the Pittsburg area would be steel mills. > Here is a good place to get some info on various settlements of Croatians. These were compiled in 1912 by a Rev Trunk about Slovenian communities across the country most often Croatians, Slovenians and Serbians settled in the same areas or neighborhoods. Sometimes these files will even mention Croatians. http://feefhs.org/slovenia/sidb1/trunki.html Robert Jerin