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West Aliquippa map

Collection
Sanborn Map Company
Source
Detre Library and Archives at the Heinz History Center
Date
1929

Beth Jacob Congregation, in West Aliquippa, Pa., built a brick and tile synagogue at 325 Main Avenue in 1918. In 1923, the congregation purchased a home in the 300 block of River Avenue for its longtime spiritual leader, Rev. Samuel Klein.

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