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Portrait of an American City
Product Name: Portrait of American City
Run Time: 30:39 min
MP4 video file (876MB)
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“Portrait of an American City: 200 Years of New Castle History” traces the history of the New Castle, Pennsylvania area from pre-history to the late 1990’s.
From Pre-History to the late 1950’s
Portrait of an American City begins with the early Native American settlements, the plotting of the land, continues through the canal era, the Civil War, heavy industrialization, labor strife, immigration and urban renewal years to the reawakening and gradual rebirth of the neighborhoods and downtown. Loaded with familiar scenes of the City, both historical and current, the depictions help to remind us how New Castle was and shows what it has become. All who love New Castle, will enjoy this presentation.
The area was slow to be settled until 1794 when Gen. “Mad” Anthony Wayne defeated the Indians at Fallen Timbers, Ohio. The region became part of the Depreciation Lands, which were used to redeem depreciation certificates issued to Pennsylvania veterans that fought in the Revolutionary War. By 1800, Scots-Irish settlers had a strong foothold in the area.
It took 200 years and a cast of thousands to tell the story of the wilderness outpost laid out by John Carlyle Stewart in 1798 to the city that is New Castle today.
Narrated by Chuck King. Written and produced by Beverly Zona and Robert A. Presnar. Photos courtesy of John Hitch, Pat Patterson, Lillian Kwolek, Paul Dewberry, Marilyn Comstock, Jill Estock, Maxine Glenn, Pearl Brest, Mrs. St. Clair, Stella Litowinch, Pyrotecnico, Zambelli Internationale, and the archives of the Lawrence County Historical Society.
“Portrait of an American City: 200 Years of New Castle History” traces the history of the New Castle, Pennsylvania area from pre-history to the late 1990’s.
Original publication date:1998 by the Video Standard (VHS)
