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In the city of Pittsburgh a big German influence came when a brick masons son Henry Heine founded the H.J. Heinz company in 1872. The iron industry in Pittsburgh was thriving. The American civil war boosted the city's economy with the increase of need for iron and war materials. Especially at the Allegheny Arsenal and the Fort Pitt Foundry. By 1911 Pittsburgh became a industrial and commercial city. But as the city became more industrialized the labor strife also rose. During the mid 1900s the city was also known as the Smoky city because the smog was so thick. So the wealthy people of Pittsburgh moved to the east side to escape the soot.

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