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Ambridge Mann was formerly considered to comprise two distinct neighborhoods, Ambridge and Horace Mann, lying north and south of 5th Avenue respectively. Ambridge took its name from the
American Bridge Works, a subsidiary of U.S. Steel located on the north bank of the Grand Calumet River; Horace
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