The men living in a small town in the northern mountains of Italy were quickly losing their jobs by 1880 in water-powered trades that were becoming obsolete due to the Industrial Revolution.
The opportunities in the United States seemed endless then, and they drew many residents of Ono San Pietro to this country during the great Italian immigration period of the late 1800s.
Source: http://www.observer-reporter.com
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