In the 1990s, who knew that the once-quiet suburb of Robinson Township was on the cusp of a housing, shopping, and population explosion that continues to this day? Enjoy this…
Looking back at summertime memories from Robinson
Those of us who grew up in Robinson Township have fond memories of summers gone by. The historical society asked some past and present residents to share memories of their…
Lake Steuben: Created by a man on a mission to fly the friendly skies
Photo: Robinson Township Historical Society Lake Steuben, circa 1940. Like so many things, it all began with a dream. In 1930, shortly after his first breathless taste of flying as…
ROBINSON TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Union Presbyterian Cemetery: A national shrine
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…
Robinson’s one-room schoolhouses: Education in a simpler world
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…
ROBINSON HISTORY | A look at 1994’s ‘Mirror, Mirror on the Crawl’
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.…
A history of Mortimer’s: One store, two lives
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…







