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Donora

Town in Washington County, southwest Pennsylvania; population (1990) 5,900. It is situated on the Monongahela River, 32 km/20 mi south-southwest of Pittsburgh. Founded in 1900, Donora produces wire, steel, and appliances; there is also some agriculture. It is the birthplace of baseball great Stan Musial. On 30–31 October 1948, Donora was covered by a poisonous smog that killed 20 people and made an additional 5,000 ill.



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EPA (1993a)] was created to ameliorate increasing smog problems, as exemplified by the Donora Smog of 1948 (Davis 2002).
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John the Baptist in Star Junction also served Slovaks in Wick Haven (7 miles to the north of Star Junction), Perryopolis (4 miles north), Donora (10 miles northwest), Uniontown (12 miles north), and even Bradenville (22 miles south of Star Junction.
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