Tag: Ford (J. B.)

  • J. B. Ford Mausoleum, Allegheny Cemetery

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    J. B. Ford, founder of Pittsburgh Plate Glass, has one of the grandest mausoleums in the Allegheny Cemetery, which is saying a good deal. The town of Ford City is named for him. It would be an interesting study to survey the Allegheny Cemetery and find how many of its residents have towns named after them; one might well find that there are more people with towns named after them here than in any other cemetery in the country.

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  • Mourners on the Ford Mausoleum, Allegheny Cemetery

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    Mr. J. B. Ford was the founder of the glass empire that today is PPG, and his mausoleum spared no expense. These statues flank the entrance.