Thorn Hill School - Driveway to Cottage No. 10

January 18, 1934

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Thorn Hill School - Driveway to Cottage No. 10
  • Title
  • Thorn Hill School - Driveway to Cottage No. 10
  • Creator
  • Allegheny County Department of Public Works
  • Date
  • January 18, 1934
  • Identifier
  • 20100001-hpicnpl-1515
  • Source Identifier
  • DPW Thorn Hill 001 DPW#14948
  • Description
  • Photo shows muddy driveway approaching the Thorn Hill School Cottage Number 10. Additional buildings seen include barns and other outbuildings. Several men in topcoats and hats are seen along the right side of the road. They appear to be surveying the property. The Thorn Hill School was established in 1910 and closed in 1979. Over the years it was known by serveral names including: Allegheny County Industrial and Training School for Boys, Thorn Hill School of Allegheny County, Warrendale Youth Development Center (1962), Warrendale Correctional Center. The school was created as a training center for boys under the age of 16 who were sent over from Allegheny County Juvenile Court.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Marshall (Pa.: Township)
    Thorn Hill School (Marshall Township, Pa.)
    Barns--Pennsylvania--Marshall Township
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Marshall Township
  • Source
  • Allegheny County Department of Public Works
  • Contributor
  • Northland Public Library
  • Collection
  • Northland Historical Image Collection
  • Rights Information
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