Windber Strike of 1922-23. Windber-area Berwind White workers joined a national strike by United Mine Workers of America in April 1922 for improved wages and working conditions, civil liberties, and recognition. The strike lasted 16 months; families of strikers were evicted from company housing. A City of New York inquiry exposed deplorable living and working conditions and urged nationalization of coal mines.

Near Graham Ave. and 13th Street in Miner's Park, Windber, PA, United States

Windber. Founded 1897 by the Berwind-White Coal Mining Co. Distinctive among bituminous coal towns, this community had a large independent center surrounded by 13 "patch towns." Among notable structures built by Berwind-White were the Wilmore Building here (1914) and Arcadia Theatre across the street (1919). Thousands of immigrants came across here to work the mines; largest in output was Eureka Mine # 40, 2 miles NW. Company mining ceased, 1962

501 15th St., Windber, PA, United States

Alan Freed (1921-1965). Disc jockey who coined the term 'Rock & Roll' in the early 1950s. Freed used the term to describe up-tempo black rhythm and blues records he played as DJ 'Moondog' on his radio show. Freed further popularized this music through TV programs, movies, and concerts, including what is considered to be the nation's first Rock & Roll concert (1952). Raised in Windber, Freed was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.

Miner’s Park, near corner of Graham Ave. and 13th Street, Windber, PA, United States