Monessen
Americannoun
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Coolio was born in Monessen, Pennsylvania, and later moved to Compton, California.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2023
Coolio, whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., was born on Aug. 1, 1963, in Monessen, Pa., but grew up in Compton.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2022
The economic downturn has left towns like Donora, Monessen and Rankin as shells of their former selves.
From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2021
In late June 2016, the New York billionaire rolled his motorcade through the Pennsylvania town of Monessen on his way to a rally at the local aluminum plant.
From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2018
In Donora, an important steel town a few miles down the river from Monessen, and part of organizer Feeney's district, the fight was not so easily won.
From The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons by Foster, William Z.
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