| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Braddock — Colonel George Washington Monument |
| | Dedicated July 9, 1930 to Colonel George Washington, who served as aide-de-camp to General Edward Braddock in the Battle of Braddock’s Field around this site July 9, 1755 — Map (db m6147) |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Duquesne — Braddock’s Crossing |
| | Below this hill, about midday on July 9, 1755, a British army of 1300 made its second crossing of the river and advanced to drive the French from Fort Duquesne. A few hours later, with General Braddock mortally wounded and his army routed, survivors recrossed, pursued by the French and Indians. — Map (db m6145) |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Oakmont — Camp D. D. Gaillard |
| | 15th U.S. Engineers. World War Volunteers. Enlisted at Pittsburgh. Trained here May 23, 1917 to July 8, 1917. Embarked from New York July 9, 1917. England July 19, 1917, to July 23, 1917. First Armed foreign troops to land in England since Sixteenth Century. France July 28, 1917, to April 13, 1819. Debarked at New York, April 27, 1919. Mustered out of service at Camp Sherman May 15, 1929. Pittsburgh’s Pioneer Engineers. — Map (db m137) |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Clinton Furnace |
| | Pittsburgh’s first successful blast furnace for making pig iron. Operations began near here, 1859, using Connellsville coke as fuel. The furnace’s technology initiated a new era, leading to more advanced furnaces capable of producing huge amounts of iron and resulting in the modern blast furnace. Clinton Furnace played an important role in establishing Pittsburgh’s dominance in iron and steel making. Operations ended in 1927. — Map (db m15138) |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Duquesne Incline |
| | Historic Landmark The Duquesne Incline - 1877Built by Samuel Diescher, Engineer for Kirk Bigham & Associates Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation — Map (db m8859) |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh Glass Works |
| | First glass factory in Pittsburgh was established on this site by James O'Hara and Isaac Craig in 1797. It manufactured bottles and window glass until the 1880s. A precursor of Pittsburgh's rise as the nation's largest glass producer. — Map (db m8688) |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), West View — West View Memorial |
| | This memorial is dedicated in sincere tribute to the living and dead whose valiant efforts and unselfish sacrifices have made America great. God grant that the liberty of humanity, won only by brave souls and vigilantly guarded, shall live on with increased strength and spirit, perpetuated for all ages to come. — Map (db m8726) |
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