Mount Union was built on a solid foundation and, while we are always planning for the future, it is often wise to remember our past.
> Mount Union was the home of the late Edward M. Beers, member of Congress.
> Mount Union was a vital link on the East Broad Top Railroad, the Pennsylvania Railroad, and the Pennsylvania Canal.
> Mount Union had one of the most prosperous flouring mills in central Pennsylvania.
> Mount Union was the world's Number One producer of silica brick, used in the manufacturer of steel furnaces. Hence the oft-used description: "The town that built bricks, built the world."
> Mount Union is the home of The Big Band Sound.
> The building that now houses the Industrial Hardwood Corporation was bought after the New York World's Fair, where it was on display as one of the world's largest free-span buildings.
> Formed in 1909, the Harbison-Walker Refractory baseball team was one of the finest teams in the United States. The 1919 team beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago White Sox.
> The baseball field, now known as Catholic Hill, was originally named Victoria Park. When it was dedicated in 1920, the first pitch was thrown by famed jurist William Jennings Bryant.
