Steamboat "New Orleans" Marker

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Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Steamboat "New Orleans"

By Mike Wintermantel, October 15, 2011

1. Steamboat "New Orleans" Marker

Immediately after being uncovered for its dedication

Inscription. The first steam boat built west of the Alleghenies, the "New Orleans" was launched October 15, 1811, near this site at Suke's Run. Pittsburgh became a center for steamboat construction and a gateway for 19th-century westward expansion.

Erected 2011 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and The Senator John Heinz History Center.

Location. 40° 26.134′ N, 79° 59.775′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. Marker is at the intersection of First Avenue and Try Street, on the right when traveling east on First Avenue. Click for map. Located near the entrance to parking garage on first avenue. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsburgh PA 15219, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Founding of the Ironworkers Union (about 700 feet away, in a direct line); United Steelworkers of America (approx. 0.2 miles away); Duquesne University (approx. 0.2 miles away); Allegheny County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Grant's Hill (approx. ¼ mile away); Henry Clay Frick (approx. ¼ mile away); Founding Convention of the AFL (approx. 0.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Pittsburgh.

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By Mike Wintermantel, October 15, 2011

2. Steamboat "New Orleans" Marker

Being uncovered for its dedication

My wife and I were attended the dedication, it was interesting to see a marker for the first time. Members of the Senator John Heinz History Center (Natalie DeRiso, Robert Stakeley, and Sandra Smith) unveiled the marker to a small audience.

Regarding Steamboat "New Orleans". Coincidentally, the "New Orleans" was launched from the shore of the Monongahela River on this date exactly 200 years ago.

Also see . . .
1. Senator John Heinz History Center. (Submitted on October 15, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
2. 1811 Year of Miracles. Indiana Bicentennial 1811-1815 (Submitted on October 15, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

By Mike Wintermantel, October 15, 2011

3. Steamboat "New Orleans" Marker

Prior to the dedication, still covered with plastic.

By Mike Wintermantel, October 15, 2011

4. Steamboat "New Orleans" Marker

Heinz History Center Educator and Archivist Robert Stakeley, removes plastic cover and places form-fitted official PHMC cover over marker for dedication ceremony.

Steamboat "New Orleans" Photo, Click for full size

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5. Steamboat "New Orleans"

By Mike Wintermantel, October 15, 2011

6. Steamboat "New Orleans"

Approximate area where boat was originally launched

By Mike Wintermantel

7. Steamboat "New Orleans"

Pamphlet distributed by the Heinz History Center at the dedication ceremony.

By Mike Wintermantel

8. Steamboat "New Orleans"

Pamphlet distributed by the Heinz History Center at the dedication ceremony.

By Mike Wintermantel, October 27, 2012

9. Steamboat "New Orleans"

This inscription is on a concrete light-up kiosk rebuilt on Ohio River Boulevard (PA 65) in Emsworth.
The first Ohio River Steamboat New Orleans was built at Pittsburgh in 1810-11, and sailed down the river on its maiden trip October 20, 1811.

Steamboat "New Orleans" Inscription Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Wintermantel, October 27, 2012

10. Steamboat "New Orleans" Inscription

The concrete light-up kiosk rebuilt on Ohio River Boulevard (PA 65) in Emsworth.

Credits. This page originally submitted on October 15, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 241 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 15, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 7, 8. submitted on October 17, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 9, 10. submitted on October 27, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.