The closure of the Pyrex cookware plant in Charleroi brings to an end 132 years of manufacturing at that facility, but the regional footprint of the glassmaking industry is far more widespread and earlier in origin.
Source: The Tribune-Review
Southwestern Pennsylvania's glassmaking tradition dates from late 18th century
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