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Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania
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{{more citations needed|section|date=May 2016}}The first families settled Castle Shannon in 1786 in pursuit of farmland and timber and is widely assumed to be the Haas family. The most prominent farm was owned by David Strawbridge. Following common practices of Irish settlersâprimarily from Ulsterâin the region to name places and farms after former or ancestral homes in Ireland, he named it Castle Shanahan.WEB,weblink From Rostrevor to Raphoe: An Overview of Ulster Place-Names in Pennsylvania, 1700-1820, Gilmore, Peter, WEB,weblink The History of Castle Shannon â Castle Shannon, Castleshanaghan is a townland in County Donegal, Ireland.WEB,weblink Castle Shanaghan, WEB,weblink Cashelshanaghan Townland, Co. Donegal, Over time, the farm would lend its name to the area, as "Shanahan" would evolve into "Shannon". In 1872, the Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad line was completed, providing a direct link from Pittsburgh to the then-village of Castle Shannon. Development was stimulated by two years of free transportation and lumber transport given to anybody building a home.Allegheny County Municipalities, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; retrieved May 15, 2016.In 1877, a second railroad was built from Finleyville through Castle Shannon to the West End neighborhood of Pittsburgh. In 1909, the right of way through the valley containing Castle Shannon was purchased by the Pittsburgh Railroad. This helped lead to Castle Shannon becoming a center for coal mining, with eight mines in operation in 1904. The Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railroad, still active today, came shortly afterward.The First National Bank in Castle Shannon was the site of a much publicized bank robbery in 1917. $18,500 was taken in the robbery, of which $10,500 was immediately recovered from one man shot during the escape. The full sum was never recovered. A group of men gathered to chase down the robber to no avail. From that group, Elmer J Zeiler, a WWI Medal of Valor winner from the US and France, and a double Purple Heart recipient, was named the first Chief of Police in Castle Shannon when the police department was formed.Castle Shannon was incorporated as a borough in 1919, formed from parts of Baldwin Township, Mt. Lebanon, and Bethel Township.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of {{convert|1.6|sqmi|km2}}, all land. Its average elevation is {{convert|1040|ft|m}} above sea level.WEB,weblink May 15, 2016, US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey, October 25, 2007,Surrounding communities
Castle Shannon has five borders, including Baldwin Township to the north, the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Overbrook to the northeast, Whitehall to the east and southeast, Bethel Park to the south and southwest, and Mt. Lebanon to the west and northwest.Demographics
{{US Census population|1880= 306|1920= 2353|1930= 3810|1940= 3970|1950= 5459|1960= 11836|1970= 12036|1980= 10164|1990= 9135|2000= 8556|2010= 8316|2020= 8249Government and politics{| align"center" border"2" cellpadding"4" cellspacing"0" style"float:left; margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
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{{unreferenced section|date=May 2016}}Castle Shannon's school system, Keystone Oaks School District, is a "jointure" {{Clarify|date=April 2010}} with the boroughs of Dormont and Green Tree, comprising Keystone Oaks Middle and High Schools, Myrtle Elementary School (Castle Shannon), Dormont Elementary School (Dormont), and Aiken Elementary School (Greentree). Located within Castle Shannon is Saint Anne School, a Catholic private elementary school.Notable people
- Daniel DiNardo, cardinal of the Catholic Church, archbishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston; spent his childhood years in Castle Shannon and attended St. Anne Elementary School
- Lee Hartman, animatorNEWS, Jennifer, Wolfe, Obituary: Leland 'Lee' Hartman: Pittsburgh animator who once worked at Disney Feb. 27 1930 - Dec. 24, 2012,weblink Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 30, 2012, May 15, 2016,
- Dennis Miller, comedian, grew up in Castle Shannon and attended St. Anne Elementary School and Keystone Oaks High School
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