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Ellwood City, Pennsylvania

Population: 8,688
Located in Beaver County

Founded in 1892 by developer Henry Watters Hartman, the borough was named after Isaac L. Ellwood, one of the inventors of barbed wire. The community grew rapidly with the development of a strong industrial base fostered in large part by the development of the seamless tube industry here. The first seamless steel tubes in America were pierced in Ellwood City in June of 1895 by inventor and engineer Ralph C. Stiefel. The first seamless tube company was named the Ellwood Weldless Tube Company, which made seamless tubing for the bicycle industry. This firm was later acquired by the Shelby Tube Company that was the nucleus of the national tube division of the United States Steel.

The influx of "new Americans" from Italy, Germany, and other European regions added a diverse ethnicity to the Ellwood City population, which has given Lawrence County the largest Italian population of any county in the state of Pennsylvania. The community of Ellwood City today is blessed with a fine public school system, a diversity of churches, safe neighborhoods, and the vast majority of the citizens owning their own homes.

The Ellwood City Area features attractive residential neighborhoods at a reasonable cost of living, parks, a community-built playground, fishing in the Connoquenessing and Slippery Rock creeks, world-class golf courses Olde Stonewall Golf Club and a popular July 4th Arts, Crafts and Foods Festival.

Ellwood City is within a 20-minute drive of Moraine State Park, McConnell's Mill and a number of theaters, including The Red Barn Players and The New Castle Playhouse. Shopping opportunities include quaint downtown areas, and easy access to unique gift shops in Volant and an outlet mall in Grove City. A sense of community, coupled with a warm openness to newcomers, makes the Ellwood City Area a great place to call home!

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