Glassport, Pennsylvania

This is an unofficial web site of the town of Glassport, Pennsylvania. It has been in operation since 1996. This site is mostly concerned with the citizens and events of the borough of Glassport both past and present.

In 2009, the Borough of Glassport established an official web page. You are encouraged to visit it at http://glassport.webs.com/. Several of the events handled by this site are now handled by the borough's official web site. To avoid duplication, links have been set up on this site to refer to the borough's site for such situations.

The page will be continously modified, so please, visit often. The number of visits to the site since counting began on October 11, 1996, and as determined by the system counter, is:

Happy Holidays To All Visitors of the Glassport Web Page

  • Location of Glassport
  • Map of Glassport

  • Anniversary Stories (Articles describing wedding anniversaries of Glassporters or former Glassporters.)
  • Businesses
  • Churches
  • Glassport Current Events (Contemporary news stories of Glassport.)
  • Education
  • Engagements (Glassport people engagements to be married.)
  • Glassporters  (Present and Former Glassporters on the WEB)
  • Glassport High School Snippits (Glassport High School Senior Pictures and Faculty Pictures)
  • Government - Official Borough Website (Begun in 2009)
  • History (Documents, articles and other information of historical interest)
  • Marriage Stories (Articles describing marriages of Glassporters.)
  • Message Center  (Messages of General Interest to Visitors to the Page)
  • Memories of Glassport (Stories About Glassport as It Once Was by Glassporters & Former Glassporters)
  • People Events  (Births, Marriages, and Deaths of Glassporters and former Glassporters)
  • Picture of the Week (A picture of scenes, people, etc., changed weekly)
  • News Daily News Website - Glassport & Local News
  • Reunions 
  • Upcoming Events

    • Supporters of the Web Page:

    Bob Stevens GHS Class of 53

    D'Angelo's Tax Service

    Links on the WEB to Glassport:

    Willam Anthony Will Memorial (The first person from Glassport to lose his life in Viet Nam.)

    George Gorun Memorial Award

    Pittsburgh Post Gazette Tribute to George Gorun

    Bob's Bar (Contributions to Children's Hospital over the years, Pittsburgh Post Gazette)

    'Angel Man' offers LaBelle smiles for free' (Story about former Glassporter Ted Govola)

    Glassport Library Future (Pittsburgh Post Gazette Article , October 18, 2007)

    Glassport library closes (Daily News Article on Glassport Library Closing)

    Glassport Fire Departments Future (Pittsburgh Post Gazette Article , October 18, 2007)

    Glassport Reliance Hose closing (Daily News Article on the end of Glassport Reliance Hose Co. No. 2)

    Glassport Fire Company - The Glassport volunteer fire company.

    Glassport's New Skatepark (Post Gazette Article on the new Glassport Skatepark)

    Glassport native and South Allegheny High School graduate Matt Lamb (Playing the part of George Washington)

    Glassport Wire (Comprehensive New Feed For Glassport)

    Lou D'Angelo Jr., Marathon Runner From Glassport

    McKeesport Pictures (A collection of old and present day pictures of McKeesport scenes.)

    Mon Valley Providers Council (Glassport is one of the 37 Mon Valley communities served by the organization.)

    Pittsburgh Post Gazette Article on Glassport Web Site (Article on the Website published on Wednesday, December 11, 2002)

    Pittsburgh Post Gazette Article on Glassport Sons of Italy Feast of the Assumption

    Pittsburgh Post Gazette Article: Pals retire from public life

    Port Vue United Methodist Church (Many Glassporters are members. 500 ft from Glassport borough line.)

    Queen of the Rosary Parish The home page of the Roman Catholic Church in Glassport.

    St. Peter's High School, McKeesport - Class of '57 - Several Glassporters attended this school. Site under construction. Reunion information.

    The Very Reverend Paul J. Bradley Pittsburgh Post Gazette and McKeesport Daily News (Former Glassporter becomes Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh)

    The Ordination of Paul J. Bradley as Bishop

    The Very Reverend Paul J. Bradley to Oversee Pittsburgh Diocese

    Bishop Paul Bradley to Head Kalamazoo, MI Diocese

    Marge Hanley (Voter Cherishes the Right to Vote)

    Marge Hanley (To Celebrate 100 years)

    Steve Frobouck (Former Glassporter newsmaker)

    Profile on Joe Schillaci (Former Glassporter)

    Ted Govola (Former Glassporter - Rocky Hill Post - Hall of Fame: As a wrestler, Govola had few peers)

    South Allegheny High School Gladiators Football

    State Of Mind Productions - Glassport's #1 band, State Of Mind.

    Tiffin Glass Company - Center for Archival Collections (Archives of the Tiffin Glass company, formerly the United States Glass Company - Info on Glassport operations is contained here.)

    Other Links Which May Be Of Interest:

    Allegheny County PA (USA) cemeteries Index Page Cemetery records and more.

    15122.com - Serving West Mifflin, PA and surrounding communities

    CommuteInfo - (Helping job seekers and employers within southwestern PA find alternatives to getting to work, other than driving alone.)

    Dravosburg - (history of the borough and some other interesting things)

    Girl Scouts of America (Western Pennsylvania)

    Historic Pittsburgh - (Many interesting items about historic Glassport and its surroundings can be found here. Suggest that you search for Glassport at this site.)

    Lebanon Presbyterian Church (A Church in West Mifflin)

    McKeesport - Links to Other Sites

    The Glassport Web Page is designed and maintained by

    Richard A. Uher

    E-Mail comments to: glassportpa@comcast.net

    Page last updated December 20, 2009