Monessen
Americannoun
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Born in Monessen, Pennsylvania south of Pittsburgh, Coolio moved to Compton, California, where he went to community college.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2022
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
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
Their longest stay was in Monessen, Pa., a steel town near Pittsburgh, where, she told the public-radio benefactors, the mill “glowed and thrummed, day and night.”
From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2017
The following statement illustrates some of the methods used in securing and handling them: Monessen, November 23, 1919 Eugene Steward—Age 19—Baltimore, Md. My native place is Charleston, South Carolina.
From The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons by Foster, William Z.
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