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Beadling Hotel In 1883, William, Thomas, and James Beadling started the Harrison Mine along Painters Run Creek. The mine came to be known as the Beadling Mine after its owners. Businesses connected to the local mine began to flourish in the years that followed. One such business was the Beadling Hotel, operating as a boarding house for miners at the intersection of Robb Hollow Road and Painters Run Road. It soon became a hub of the Beadling community. In 1907, the Davic family purchased the Beadling Hotel. Around 1925, the name was changed to the Upper St. Clair Hotel. In her 1975 oral history, Nelle Davic Delach recalls working as a barmaid in the hotel while her brother, Walter, served as a medic in World War II. During that time, she began serving soup and The Beadling Hotel sandwiches, in addition to drinks at the bar. The hotel also boasted one of the first three telephones in Beadling. Messages received on the party line were then delivered by local children to Beadling residents. Around 1945, the location was renamed Walt’s Tavern, after the owner, Walter Davic, who ran the family business from 1928 to 1968. Always a social center of the Beadling area, the business in its many variations throughout the years served as a place to meet and to eat for the nearby community. After Walt’s Tavern, the location hosted several restaurants but now stands vacant. n Article courtesy of Carolyn Jones Friedrich, historian, Historical Society of Upper St. Clair Miners from the Harrison Mine Winter 2022
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