Janet Gonter
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The entrance to Union Presbyterian Cemetery on Steubenville Pike in Robinson Township. You may have driven past it hundreds of times on Steubenville Pike without giving it any thought, but the beautiful cemetery at Union Presbyterian Church – “the church on the hill” – has quite a long and fascinating history. Like the church itself,…
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The Aiken School was built in the 1880’s on what is now the home of the Chartiers Country Club golf course. Robinson Township was once the home of 10 one-room schoolhouses, all built between 1837 and 1911. The small schools were located throughout the township, and with no transportation provided, the students walked to school—sometimes…
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If you were in Pittsburgh in August 1994, you might remember all the fuss about a giant telescope mirror being transported along area highways on its way to faraway places. One of the many locales it passed through was Robinson Township. But why all the fuss? The 27-foot mirror, housed in a 32-foot wide box…
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M. E. Mortimer’s grocery and general merchandise store was located on Route 60 in Robinson. When lifelong Robinson resident Robert Glass saw this old photo of Mortimer’s Store on Route 60, the memories came flooding back. Here are his memories, as shared with the Robinson Township Historical Society, in his own words: In the early…
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A Hohner brand button box accordion. The old Moon Run Slovenian Hall (now American Legion Post 862), was once the site of lively parties and dances with music provided by the Slovenian button box or frajtonarca – an ornate accordion that uses pearlized buttons instead of piano-type keys to make music. Button box music, in…
