New Kensington, Pennsylvania
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New Kensington is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 12,170 at the 2020 census. It is situated along the Allegheny River 18 miles northeast of Pittsburgh an
Downtown New Kensington in 2012
United Presbyterian Church Of New Kensington
Parnassus Presbyterian Church on an old postcard
New Kensington in 1896, seen in a lithograph by Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler
Rachel Carson
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Rachel Louise Carson was an American marine biologist, writer, and conservationist whose sea trilogy and book Silent Spring are credited with advancing marine conservation and the global environmental
New Kensington, Pennsylvania
…Anthony Breznican, journalist and writer Rachel Carson, marine biologist, writer, and conservationist Toney Clemons, former professional American football wide receiver…
Carson in 1943
Carson's childhood home, the Rachel Carson Homestead, in Springdale, Pennsylvania, in November 2009
Carson first attended the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in 1929, remaining a member until her death. Her time at MBL inspired her love for the sea
Carson and Bob Hines researching off the East Coast in 1952