| Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh — Calvary United Methodist Church |
| | Historic Landmark
Calvary United Methodist Church
Built 1892-95
Vrydaugh & Shepherd and T.B. Wolfe, Architects — Map (db m65165) HM |
| Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh's Grand Hall at the Priory — (Formerly St. Mary's German Catholic Church) |
| | Historic Landmark
Pittsburgh's Grand Hall at the Priory
(formerly St. Mary's German Catholic Church)
Father John Stibiel, designer; Sidney F. Heckert, architect for vestibule 1854; vestibule 1906 — Map (db m65227) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — 1st Drive-In Filling Station |
| | At this site in December 1913, Gulf Refining Company opened the first drive-in facility designed and built to provide gasoline, oils, and lubricants to the motoring public. Its success led to construction of thousands of gas stations by different oil companies across the nation. — Map (db m40872) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — 841 Lincoln Avenue |
| | Historic Landmark
841 Lincoln Avenue (c.1865)
Restored by
Junior League of Pittsburgh
An Historic Property of
Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation — Map (db m65162) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Allegheny Arsenal |
| | Designed by Benjamin H. Latrobe and constructed in 1814. The Arsenal was used as a military garrison, in the manufacture and storing of supplies during the Civil War, Indian Wars, and Spanish American War. — Map (db m40874) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Allegheny Cotton Mill Strikes |
| | Major strikes by women cotton factory workers protesting 12-hour work-days occurred nearby in Allegheny City in 1845 and 1848. The strikes led to an 1848 state law limiting workdays to 10 hours and prohibiting children under twelve years of age from working in cotton and textile mills. — Map (db m40301) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Allegheny County |
| | Formed September 24, 1788 out of Westmoreland and Washington counties. Named for the Allegheny River. County seat of Pittsburgh was laid out in 1764 and became a city in 1816. A center of the iron, steel and other industries and “Workshop of the World.” — Map (db m40937) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Allegheny County Soldier's Monument — (Civil War) |
| | Erected to the memory of the 4,000 brave men of Allegheny County. Who fell in the great struggle to maintain the integrity of our union. The eye of God rests upon their graves even when unmarked by man. And their sleeping dust shall arise in the morning of their resurrection. — Map (db m58142) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Allegheny High School — Historic Landmark |
| | Historic Landmark
Allegheny High School
1904
Frederick John Osterling, Architect — Map (db m58602) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Allegheny Observatory |
| | Part of the University of Pittsburgh. Chartered 1860; located here since 1912. At the original site nearby, Professor Samuel P. Langley conducted experiments that would lead to the first sustained, mechanically powered flight in 1896. — Map (db m42219) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Allegheny Post Office — Children's Museum of Pittsburgh — Historic Landmark |
| | Historic Landmark
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
Originally Allegheny Post Office
William M. Aiken, Architect 1894-97 — Map (db m58600) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Andrew Carnegie — (1835-1919) |
| | A poor Scottish immigrant, Carnegie became a millionaire steel magnate and proponent of the "Gospel of Wealth." Seeking to benefit society with his fortune, he built over 2,500 libraries and endowed institutions advancing education and peace. — Map (db m40875) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Art Blakey — (1919-1990) |
| | A founder of the “hard-bop” school of jazz, drummer Blakey grew up here, and got his start with Billy Eckstine's band. Blakey’s group, “The Jazz Messengers,” featured Hank Mobley, Freddie Hubbard, Horace Silver, and Wynton Marsalis. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Grammy, 2005. — Map (db m48883) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — August Wilson — (1945-2005) |
| | Co-founder of Pittsburgh’s Black Horizon Theater and the author of a cycle of ten plays that have been hailed as a unique triumph in American literature. The plays cover each decade of the 20th century and most focus on African American life in the Hill District. Two of the plays, "Fences" and "The Piano Lesson," won Pulitzer prizes for best drama in 1987 and 1990; "Fences" also won Broadway's Tony Award. This site is Wilson's birthplace. — Map (db m48884) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Avery College |
| | To the south, at Nash and Avery Streets, stood Avery College. Founded in 1849 by Charles Avery (1784-1858), Methodist lay preacher, philanthropist, abolitionist, to provide a classical education for Negroes. — Map (db m41046) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Barney Dreyfuss — (1865-1932) |
| | Owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1900-1932, and legendary baseball leader influential in initiating the first modern World Series, 1903. He led Pirates to 6 National League and 2 World Series titles and was vital to building Forbes Field here, 1909. — Map (db m40876) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Bessemer Converter |
| | This 10-ton Bessemer Converter was originally installed at the A. M. Byers Company, Ambridge, Pennsylvania. It was built by the Pennsylvania Engineering Corporation at its New Castle, Pennsylvania, plant in 1930, and was one of the last commercially operated bessemers in the United States.
In the Bessemer process, molten blast furnace iron is converted to steel by burning out carbon and other impurities with a blast of air forced through the molten bath by tuyeres.
The Bessemer and . . . — Map (db m61313) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church |
| | Founded 1808 and known as the African Church. Chartered in 1818. Located nearby in early years, church was site of area's first school for colored children, 1831, and statewide civil rights convention, 1841. Congregation moved to Wylie Avenue, 1872; to Webster Avenue, 1959. — Map (db m42023) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Billy Eckstine — (1914-1993) |
| | African American jazz balladeer and bandleader whose innovative style and sponsorship of new talent helped revolutionize jazz in the 1940s. One of the nation's most popular vocalists, he had 11 gold records. He grew up in this house. — Map (db m54980) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Brown Chapel AME Church |
| | Historic Landmark
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church
1903 — Map (db m65226) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science — Children's Museum of Pittsburgh — Historic Landmark |
| | Historic Landmark
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
Originally Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science
Ingham and Boyd, architects, 1939 — Map (db m58601) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Byers-Lyon House |
| | Historic Landmark
Byers-Lyon House
1898
Alden & Harlow, Architects — Map (db m65207) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Calvary Episcopal Church |
| | January 2, 1921 from Calvary Church for the first time in history a church service was broadcasted by radio wireless by the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. — Map (db m65042) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Catahecassa, Blackhoof — War Chief of the Shawnees |
| | Was present at the defeat of Braddock in 1755 and took part in all the subsequent wars until the Treaty of Greenville in 1795, after which he remained the friend and ally of the United States. — Map (db m65044) |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Charles Taze Russell — (1852-1916) |
| | Pastor Russell formed a Bible study group in Allegheny City in the 1870's; developed it into the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. It became the legal corporation for Jehovah's Witnesses. He lived in the Bible House nearby, 1894-1909; spoke here at Carnegie Hall. — Map (db m40173) HM |
| 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) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Congregation B'nai Israel |
| | Historic Landmark
Congregation B'nai Israel
Built 1923
Henry Hornbostel, Architect — Map (db m65133) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — County of Allegheny Law Enforcement Officers Memorial |
| | Dedicated
August 25, 1996
Rededication
Saturday May 17, 2003
County of Allegheny
Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, Incorporated — Map (db m60475) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Crawford Grill |
| | A center of Black social life where musicians such as Art Blakey, Mary Lou Williams, John Coltrane drew a racially mixed, international clientele. Here, Crawford Grill number 2, the second of three clubs opened 1943; was owned by William (Gus) Greenlee, later by Joseph Robinson. — Map (db m40882) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Daisy E. Lampkin |
| | Outstanding as an NAACP organizer, Mrs. Lampkin was its National Field Secretary, 1935-47. President, Lucy Stone Civic League, 1915-65. A charter member, National Council of Negro Women, and Vice President, The Pittsburgh Courier. She lived here until her death in 1965. — Map (db m52128) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — David L. Lawrence — 1889-1966 |
| | David L. Lawrence, Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1946 to 1959 and Governor of Pennsylvania from 1959 to 1963, was born in the Old Point District, now Point State Park, on June 18, 1889. As Mayor and Governor, he provided the public leadership which developed this historic park and made possible the Pittsburgh renaissance.
This plaque has been erected by the Point Park Committee of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, in grateful memory of Governor Lawrence's outstanding service to his native city and state — Map (db m43570) HM |
| 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) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Duquesne University |
| | Founded by Holy Ghost Fathers from Germany in 1878. Incorporated 1882 as the Pittsburgh Catholic College. Named Duquesne University in 1911, this Catholic institution has served students of many faiths in liberal arts and professional studies. — Map (db m35486) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — East Liberty Presbyterian Church |
| | Historic Landmark
East Liberty Presbyterian Church
Built 1931-1935
Cram & Ferguson, Architects — Map (db m65134) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Emmanuel Episcopal Church |
| | Has Been Designated A
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America.
Henry Hobson Richardson, one of America's premier architects, designed this church (1884). Construction was supervised by F.E. Alden. A large nave culminates in a rounded apse, the modest scale gives the church a "modern" quality. — Map (db m65167) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — First Aluminum Observatory Dome |
| | On the hill just west of here, the first known astronomical observatory with an aluminum dome was erected in 1930. Designed & built by Pittsburgh amateur astronomers led by Leo J. Scanlon, the Valley View Observatory stood beside his Van Buren St. home. In the ensuing years, many of the world's observatories were built with such domes. Scanlon's shiny metal dome became a model for the popular image of a modern observatory. — Map (db m35633) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — First Free Public Library Building in the United States |
| |
First Free
Public Library Building
in the United States
Donated by
Andrew Carnegie
Supported by
Public Funds
Completed in 1890
Women's Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — Map (db m40172) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — First Mining of Pittsburgh Coal |
| | This State's bituminous coal industry was born about 1760 on Coal Hill, now Mount Washington. Here the Pittsburgh coal bed was mined to supply Fort Pitt. This was eventually to be judged the most valuable individual mineral deposit in the United States. — Map (db m48882) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — First Professional Football Game |
| | On November 12, 1892, at Recreation Park, a few blocks northwest of here, the Allegheny Athletic Association defeated the Pittsburgh Athletic Club, 4-0. The winning touchdown was scored by William "Pudge" Heffelfinger, who received $500 for playing. He was the first football player known to have been paid outright, and pro football traces its origin from this game. — Map (db m39909) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — First United Methodist Church |
| | Historic Landmark
First United Methodist Church
Weary and Kramer, H. Wagoner, Architects
1893-95, 1952 — Map (db m65135) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — First World Series |
| | In October 1903, National League champion Pittsburgh played American League champion Boston in major league baseball's first modern World Series. Boston won the best-of-9 series, 5 games to 3; prominent players included Pittsburgh's Honus Wagner and Boston's Cy Young. Games 4 through 7 were played near this site at Exposition Park, Pittsburgh's home from 1891 to 1909. — Map (db m40174) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Forbes Field |
| | The first all steel and concrete ballpark in the nation, Forbes Field was home to the Pirates, site of four World Series in 1909, 1925, 1927, and 1960 and two All-Star games. Hosted the Homestead Grays, Steelers, and Pitt Panthers, as well as political rallies and boxing matches. Site of Bill Mazeroski’s game seven, ninth inning, World Series winning home run on October 13, 1960 and Babe Ruth’s last 3 home runs. Damaged by fire and razed in 1972. — Map (db m40877) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Forbes Road — 1758 — Fort Bedford to Fort Duquesne |
| | Fort Duquesne
End of Forbes Road
Occupied by General Forbes
November 25, 1758 and by him named
Pittsburgh.
His victory determined the destiny of the
Great West and established Anglo-Saxon
supremacy in the United States.
"His name for ages to come will be dear to Americans
and appear with lustre among contemporary worthies
in the British annals" - Colonel Hugh Mercer to
Colonel Bouquet March 21, 1759
104 miles from Fort Bedford — Map (db m42022) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Forks of the Ohio Fort Pitt Blockhouse |
| | (Right side of entrance)
Forks of the Ohio
Fort Pitt Block House
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
(Left side of entrance)
Historic Landmark
Fort Pitt Block House
Constructed in 1764
Only Surviving Structure of Fort Pitt
Pittsburgh's Oldest Architectural Landmark — Map (db m40336) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Fort Duquesne |
| | This marks the exact site of Fort Duquesne, built by the French in 1754
The Fort was destroyed by the French on the approach of the English Army in 1758 — Map (db m43572) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Fort Lafayette |
| | Stood on this site. It was completed in 1792. Built to protect Pittsburgh against Indian attacks and to serve as a chief supply base for General Wayne's army from 1792-1794. Reactivated during the War of 1812. Site sold in 1813. — Map (db m40885) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Founding Convention of the AFL |
| | On November 15, 1881, in nearby Turner Hall, a convention was held to form the organization which became the American Federation of Labor. Soon it was the nation's largest labor federation. It became part of the merged AFL-CIO in 1955. — Map (db m40940) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Founding Convention of the CIO |
| | Near here on November 14, 1938, the first convention of the Congress of Industrial Organizations was held. 34 international unions were represented. Pittsburgh's Philip Murray was president from 1940-1952. — Map (db m40175) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Founding of the Ironworkers Union |
| | On February 4, 1896, sixteen delegates met at Moorheads Hall here to form the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, and Reinforcing Iron Workers. Active in the struggle for health and safety standards; by 1996 it had 140,000 members. — Map (db m40936) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Frank E. Bolden — (1912-2003) |
| | Distinguished journalist, one of the first two African American accredited correspondents during World War II. He covered the “Buffalo Soldiers” and “Tuskegee Airmen,” reporting from India, Burma, and China. Later, City Editor of the Pittsburgh Courier. — Map (db m40886) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Frank Vittor — (1881-1968) |
| | Pittsburgh sculptor whose subjects included American presidents and public figures such as Abraham Lincoln, Honus Wagner, and Mark Twain. He devoted his life to sculpting and teaching, and founded the city’s Society of Sculptors. An Italian immigrant, Vittor sculpted Christopher Columbus here, one of his best-known works. He created it with the support of the Sons of Columbus of America and in honor of his Italian heritage. — Map (db m40888) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Frederick J Osterling — Architect |
| | Office and Studio
228 Isabella Street
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places
By the United States Department of The Interior — Map (db m65001) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Grant's Hill |
| | On this hill the British under Major James Grant were defeated by the French and Indians from Fort Duquesne,
September 14, 1758.
Erected by the Pittsburgh Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution,
June 10, 1901. — Map (db m40938) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Great Strike Ignites the Nation! — Great Railroad Strike of 1877 |
| | The Great Strike of 1877 was not exclusive to Pittsburgh. The first signs of what would become a popular uprising appeared on the B&O Line in Baltimore, on July 16th 1877. Unrest in Baltimore was initially suppressed. The next day, however, trainmen in Martinsburg, West Virginia went on strike. News from Martinsburg helped to re-ignite the flame of discontent in Baltimore. Citizens rose up in support of workers and met violent opposition from the Maryland National Guard.
Within a week, the . . . — Map (db m26106) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Greenlee Field |
| | Located here from 1932 to 1938, this was the first African American owned stadium in the Negro Leagues. Home of Gus Greenlee's Pittsburgh Crawfords baseball team, 1935 Negro League champs. Players included Hall of Famers Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and Cool Papa Bell. — Map (db m52129) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Henry Clay Frick — (1849-1919) |
| | Pittsburgh industrialist and philanthropist, Frick was instrumental in the organization of the coke and steel industries. His controversial management style while chairman of Carnegie Steel led to the bloody Homestead Strike in 1892. — Map (db m40939) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Henry J. Heinz — (1844-1919) |
| | From a start in 1869 selling bottled horseradish, Heinz built an international firm by 1886. He pioneered innovative advertising, quality control, and benevolent employee policies and transformed modern diets. — Map (db m40889) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Historic Site in Journalism |
| | John Scull in 1786 was the first editor to have type and press transported through the rough wilderness to establish a newspaper west of the major Allegheny Range.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is the direct descendent of the Gazette which Scull founded.
Marked this Eleventh day of September, 1975 — Map (db m44579) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — James Hay Reed |
| | Born September 10, 1853, in a house standing in this square. Distinguished as a lawyer. Counselor to a majority of the leaders of business who built the corporations which made Pittsburgh leader in American industry. — Map (db m40176) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Jane Holmes — (1805-1885) |
| | A distinguished philanthropist and humanitarian, she created and funded numerous social service agencies, including the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children, here. Her pioneering efforts in charitable giving have served those in need, regardless of race, ethnicity, class, or gender. — Map (db m46526) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — John A. Roebling — (1806-1869) |
| | Here in 1846, Roebling built the first wire rope suspension bridge to carry a highway over the Monongahela River. He also designed a bridge across the Allegheny River, a railroad bridge at Niagara Falls, and the Brooklyn Bridge. — Map (db m42221) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — John M. Phillips — (1861-1953) |
| | Creator of the state game land system. Known as the Pennsylvania System, it was a model throughout the nation. Phillips helped establish the Pennsylvania Game Commission. A conservationist, industrialist, and engineer, he was among the first to introduce Boy Scouting in Pennsylvania. His home was here. — Map (db m41297) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — John Scull — (1765-1828) |
| | Pioneering editor and publisher who issued first edition of Pittsburgh Gazette, 1786. First newspaper west of Alleghenies, it became the Post-Gazette, 1927. A Berks County native, he was active in Western Pennsylvania's civic affairs; home and print shop were here. — Map (db m42024) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — John T. Comès — (1873-1922) |
| | A nationally influential church architect and a prolific writer and lecturer. Comès was recognized for his philosophy regarding design and decoration of Catholic churches. A Pittsburgh resident, his commissions, including Saint Agnes here, are located in Pennsylvania and other states. — Map (db m62842) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Johnny Unitas — (1933-2002) |
| | Pittsburgh native and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, 1979. Here Unitas quarterbacked semi-pro Bloomfield Rams to a Steel Bowl Football Conference championship in 1955. Signed with the Baltimore Colts in 1956, leading them to an NFL championship in 1958. — Map (db m40892) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Jones Hall |
| | Historic Landmark
Jones Hall
1908-1910
Rutan and Russell, Architects — Map (db m65171) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Joshua (Josh) Gibson — (1911-1947) |
| | Hailed as Negro leagues' greatest slugger, he hit some 800 home runs in a baseball career that began here at Ammons Field in 1929. Played for Homestead Grays and Pittsburgh Crawfords, 1930-1946. Elected to the Baseball Hall of Famein 1972. — Map (db m40893) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Kier Refinery |
| | Using a five-barrel still, Samuel M. Kier erected on this site about 1854 the first commercial refinery to produce illuminating oil from petroleum. He used crude oil from salt wells at Tarentum. — Map (db m43399) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Korean War Veterans' Monument |
| | About the Memorial
American servicemen and women braved violent combat in Korea. The Nation suffered great losses in the War and spiritual anguish in its aftermath. Friends parted, lives were uprooted, futures were transformed; many died or were injured. We now join together to understand, to honor, to heal and to look ahead.
In Korea, each serving brought their own experience; their uniqueness, their dreams into peril. Families confronted the loss of loved ones and of future. With each . . . — Map (db m60271) WM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Lewis and Clark Expedition |
| | On August 31, 1803, Captain Meriwether Lewis launched a 50-foot “keeled boat” from Fort Fayette, 100 yards downriver. This marked the beginning of the 3-year expedition commissioned by President Jefferson, which opened America to westward expansion. — Map (db m42181) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Linwood Apartments |
| | Historic Landmark
Linwood Apartments
Built c. 1907
Frederick G. Scheibler, Jr., Architect — Map (db m65136) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Martha Graham — (1894-1991) |
| | Born near here, dancer, choreographer, and teacher Martha Graham created a modern and unique movement style. In 1927, she founded her School of Contemporary Dance, revolutionizing the art of modern dance with innovative works such as “Frontier” and “Appalachian Spring.” — Map (db m42222) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Martin R. Delany — (1812-1885) |
| | A promoter of African-American nationalism, Delany published a Black newspaper, The Mystery, at an office near here. He attended Harvard Medical School, practiced medicine in Pittsburgh, and was commissioned as a major in the Civil War. — Map (db m42025) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Mary Cassatt — (1844-1926) |
| | Born near here, Cassatt studied art in Europe. She lived in Paris, befriended by the Impressionist painter Degas. She was an innovative painter, printmaker, and etcher and is noted for her works depicting women and children. — Map (db m40177) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Mary Lou Williams — (1910-1981) |
| | Famed jazz composer and pianist. A child prodigy, she grew up in this city; went to Lincoln School here, 1919-1923. Played for Andy Kirk in 1930s; then arranged music for Duke Ellington and others. Major works include "Zodiac Suite" and "Mary Lou's Mass." — Map (db m40898) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Mercy Hospital |
| | Founded in 1847 by the Sisters of Mercy as Pittsburgh's first hospital. Medical internships began in 1848, and the nursing school in 1893. This was the first Mercy hospital worldwide, caring for all patients, especially the community's poor. — Map (db m42223) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Motor Square Garden — (East Liberty Market) |
| | This Property has been Placed on the
National Register of Historic Places — Map (db m65137) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — National Negro Opera Company |
| | Here at the Cardwell School of Music, this first national Black opera company was founded in 1941 by Mary Cardwell Dawson. Noted for its musical genius, it performed for 21 years in Pittsburgh, Washington, New York, and other cities. — Map (db m47046) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Nevin Row — 850 - 858 North Lincoln Avenue |
| | Erected circa 1870 by T.H. Nevin: prominent industrialist, entrepeneur, founder of the First National Bank of Allegheny (1863) and influential in the development of the American chemical and petroleum industries.
856-858 North Lincoln Avenue
Saved from demolition and restored by the Allegheny West Civic Council — Map (db m65164) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Ninth Street Bridge — Rachel Carson Bridge |
| | Historic Landmark
Ninth Street Bridge
Department of Public Works, Allegheny County, Engineers — Map (db m47882) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Old Allegheny Market House |
| | One block east of this site opposite Carnegie Library and facing Ober Park stood the Old Allegheny Market House built in 1863, the most famous market hall in the metropolitan area. It was a great square shell of brick filling an entire city block with a trussed roof of timber and iron that for a hundred years enclosed locally one of the immemorial functions of a city—the provision of food. Half Romanesque, half Italianate in style, it was a true architectural document of its time as well . . . — Map (db m40178) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Pat the Avenger Returns Fire — Great Railroad Strike of 1877 |
| | In The Great Strike of 1877, a labor dispute between workers and the Pennsylvania Railroad Company set off a popular uprising. The Philadelphia militia shot into an unarmed crowd on July 21st and then took shelter in the roundhouse at 26th Street. On the morning of July 22nd they marched eastward, retreating from the city. By then, thousands of citizens had raided arms and ammunition shops — preparing themselves to avenge the dead and defend their community. The people of Pittsburgh fired . . . — Map (db m26113) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Pennsylvania Canal |
| | The loading basin and western terminus of the State-built railroad, canal, and Portage over the Alleghenies uniting eastern and western Pennsylvania was here. Built in 1826-1834. In 1857 sold to the Pennsylvania Railroad. — Map (db m42182) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh Brewing Company |
| | Historic Landmark
Pittsburgh Brewing Company
Built 1886
Nic Kessler, Architect — Map (db m65138) HM |
| 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) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh Grease Plant |
| | Long a major producer of lubricating grease for industry, transportation, and the military. In World War II, supplied 5,000,000 pounds of “Eisenhower grease,” vital to the war effort. Founded here in 1885, by Grant McCargo. After 1929, part of Standard Oil (NJ); operated until 1999. — Map (db m40903) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company |
| | First commercially successful United States plate glass maker, founded 1883 by John Ford, John Pitcairn and others. First plant was at Creighton; office was half a block east of here on Fourth Avenue. The company became PPG Industries in 1968. — Map (db m40935) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Polish Army |
| | At hall on this site on April 3, 1917, a speech by I. J. Paderewski to delegates at convention of the Polish Falcons began the movement to recruit a Polish army in the United States to fight in Europe with Allies for creating an independent Poland. — Map (db m49104) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Radio Station KDKA |
| | World's first commercial station began operating November 2, 1920, when KDKA reported Harding-Cox election returns from a makeshift studio at the East Pittsburgh Works of Westinghouse. Music, sports, talks, and special events were soon being regularly aired. — Map (db m40337) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Railroad Strike of 1877 |
| | In July, unrest hit United States rail lines. Pennsylvania Railroad workers struck to resist wage and job cuts. Here, on July 21, militia fatally shot some 26 people. A battle followed; rail property was burned. The strike was finally broken by US troops. — Map (db m40906) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Robert Lee Vann — (1879-1940) |
| | Publisher and editor of the Pittsburgh Courier, 1910-1940. He built it into a preeminent Black weekly, a strong voice for civil rights and economic empowerment. It had its headquarters here. Vann was special assistant to the United States Attorney General from 1933-1935. — Map (db m40887) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Roberto Clemente Bridge — Sixth Street Bridge |
| | Historic Landmark
Roberto Clemente Bridge
Department of Public Works, Allegheny County, Engineers — Map (db m40941) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Sacred Heart Church |
| | Historic Landmark
Sacred Heart Church 1924-53
C. Strong, Kaiser, Neal, Reid — Map (db m65139) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Safe Haven Denied at Allegheny Arsenal — Great Railroad Strike of 1877 |
| | In the Great Strike of 1877, a labor dispute between workers and the Pennsylvania Railroad Company set off a popular uprising. Militiamen were called in to put down the strike and clashed with disgruntled citizens. On the second day of the conflict, the Philadelphia militia retreated eastward, pursued by angry Pittsburgh residents.
Fleeing the city, the troops sought refuge at the Allegheny US Arsenal, which once stood at this location. Looking for safe-haven and reinforcements, the troops . . . — Map (db m26213) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Church |
| | Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Church
1925-1926
A.F. Link, Architect — Map (db m62739) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Saint Nicholas Roman Catholic Church — Historic Landmark |
| | Saint Nicholas Roman Catholic Church
1900-1901
F.C. Sauer, Architect — Map (db m60287) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Saint Peter Roman Catholic Church — 1872-1874 — Historic Landmark |
| | Historic Landmark
Saint Peter Roman Catholic Church 1872-74
Andrew Peebles, Architect — Map (db m58599) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Saint Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church |
| | Historic Landmark
Saint Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church
Built 1891-1892 — Map (db m62560) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Salk Polio Vaccine |
| | Pioneering research here at the University of Pittsburgh's Virus Research Laboratory from 1948 to 1955 produced the world's first polio vaccine. Led by Dr. Jonas Salk, researchers' innovations resulted in a breakthrough that was announced on April 12, 1955. Subsequent inoculations of school children virtually eradicated polio in the United States by 1962. — Map (db m40907) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Schenley Park Bridge — Over Boundary Street |
| | Historic Landmark
Schenley Park Bridge over Boundary Street
Henry B. Rust, engineer
1897 — Map (db m65141) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Schenley Park Bridge — Over Panther Hollow |
| | Historic Landmark
Schenley Park Bridge
Over Panther Hollow
Henry B. Rust, engineer
1897 — Map (db m65142) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Seige at the 26th Street Roundhouse — Great Railroad Strike of 1877 |
| | On July 21st 1877, the Philadelphia militia fired into a vocal crowd of striking Pennsylvania trainmen and sympathizers. Twenty people were killed, including at least three children. Many more were wounded. Following the attack, the militia retreated to the roundhouse at 26th Street and Liberty Avenue as family, friends and neighbors prepared to avenge the dead.
While the tired and hungry militia hunkered down inside, a howling mob began to assemble outside the roundhouse. Accompanied by . . . — Map (db m26111) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Seventh Street Bridge — Andy Warhol Bridge |
| | Historic Landmark
Seventh Street Bridge
Department of Public Works, Allegheny County, Engineers — Map (db m47880) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Shadyside Iron Furnace |
| | Built on lowlands here in 1792. Birth of the iron industry in the Pittsburgh region. It made stove and grate castings. Closed about a year later due to lack of ore and wood. — Map (db m46529) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Shannopin Town |
| | Name of a Delaware Indian village that covered this site from about 1731 to the French occupation, 1754. It was the Allegheny River terminus of the Raystown Indian and Traders Path from Carlisle to the west. — Map (db m40908) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Sisters Of Mercy |
| | Frances Warde and six companions from Carlow, Ireland, opened the first Mercy convent in the United States here. Founding date was December 21, 1843, and at once the sisters began to serve the city's poor, sick, and uneducated. From here, Mercy convents spread across the United States. — Map (db m40904) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Sixteenth Street Bridge — Historic Landmark |
| | Sixteenth Street Bridge
H.G. Balcom, Engineer;
Warren and Wetmore, Architects — Map (db m44875) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church — Historic Landmark |
| | Louis & Michael Beezer Brothers, architects
John T. Comes, designer
1903 — Map (db m64808) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church — Bloomfield |
| | Historic Landmark
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
Bloomfield
Built 1886-87 — Map (db m65144) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church |
| | Historic Landmark
St. Peter's Evangelical & Reformed Church
Built 1889 — Map (db m65145) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — State Violence Incites Rioting — Great Railroad Strike of 1877 |
| | On July 20th, 1877, striking railroad workers in Pittsburgh successfully stopped trains from leaving the freight yard in the Strip District. The sheriff was called upon to clear the tracks by railroad officials, anxious to regain control of their lines. Already, many local police and militia had joined the crowd of friends and neighbors in support of the strike. Knowing that local militiamen would not use force against their own community, the sheriff requested assistance from the Philadelphia . . . — Map (db m26109) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Station WQED |
| | Television station, located here, opened April 1954, as first community-sponsored educational television station in America. In 1955 it was the first to telecast classes to elementary schools. — Map (db m40913) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Steamboat "New Orleans" |
| | 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. — Map (db m48357) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Stephen C. Foster |
| | America's beloved composer of folk songs and ballads was born nearby on July 4, 1826, and lived in the Pittsburgh area most of his life. After achieving fame in writing songs for Christy's Minstrels, he gradually declined in health and died in New York City on January 13, 1864. — Map (db m40910) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Stephen C. Foster Memorial |
| | Tribute to Pittsburgh's beloved writer of songs and ballads, including “Oh Suzanna,” “Old Folks at Home,” and “My Old Kentucky Home.” Born in 1826 and died in 1864. — Map (db m40912) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — The Desperate and the Decadent — Great Railroad Strike of 1877 |
| | The Great Strike of 1877 was instigated by a ten percent cut in workmen’s wages on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad—one cut of many since the panic of 1873. The industry at large had experienced significant wage cuts and lay offs. By 1877, three million people, or 27% of eligible workers, were unemployed. Two fifths of the employed were on the job only 6 to 7 months of the year. As railroad companies downsized, the demands placed on the remaining workforce intensified. On July 19, 1877, . . . — Map (db m26108) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — The Empty Pocket Pays — Great Railroad Strike of 1877 |
| | In 1877, The Pennsylvania Railroad Company (PRR) was the largest corporation in the world. In that year the PRR, like railroads across the country, instituted massive lay-offs and wage cuts—reportedly due to declining profits. When workers on the B&O Railroad struck in July of 1877, the sentiment quickly spread to the PRR. In cities, like Pittsburgh, trains barreled through the middle of densely populated neighborhoods, creating pollution and posing a major safety hazard. The seething . . . — Map (db m26104) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — The Forks of the Ohio |
| | Has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark
Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the United States. — Map (db m43571) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — The Highwood |
| | Historic Landmark
The Highwood
1929-1930
R. Garey Dickson, Architect — Map (db m65146) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — The Immaculate Reception |
| | At this exact location, one play changed the history of a storied franchise. The Immaculate Reception is a play that forever will be remembered as the turning point for the Pittsburgh Steelers, a moment that clinched the first playoff win in their history and was the first step toward becoming the dominant NFL team of the era.
The game, at Three Rivers Stadium, was a defensive struggle between the Steelers and the Oakland Raiders, and its outcome spawned a bitter rivalry between the teams . . . — Map (db m64762) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — The King's Garden — Feeding Pittsburgh in the 18th Century |
| | You are standing on what was once the parade ground of Fort Pitt, one of the largest military fortifications in 18th century North America. British and colonial American soldiers built this massive fort between 1759 and 1761 in order to control the strategic Forks of the Ohio River (now Point State Park). The town of Pittsburgh grew up around Fort Pitt.
To feed the growing population, Fort Pitt's British commanders set aside nearly forty acres of land along the Allegheny River for the . . . — Map (db m43573) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — The Menace of the Iron Horse — Great Railroad Strike of 1877 |
| | Between 1865 and 1880, the railroad system grew rapidly, tripling in size and connecting urban areas throughout the country. Generally unchecked, railroad tracks cut through the heart of cities, with little concern for the best interests of residents and local business. Thirty-five-ton locomotives barreled down densely populated streets that ten years earlier saw only foot traffic and horse-drawn buggies. In 1876 alone, the Erie Railroad reported 61 deaths and 53 injuries among non-railroad . . . — Map (db m26110) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — The Pittsburgh Agreement |
| | Signed here, on May 31, 1918, this document declared the intent of Czechs and Slovaks to form a new democratic nation in Europe, free from outside rule. Later that year, Thomas Garrigue Masaryk, an author of the agreement, became the 1st president of Czechoslovakia. — Map (db m40902) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — The Pittsburgh Platform |
| | This defining document of American Reform Judaism was signed by eighteen rabbis at the Concordia Club near here, November, 1885. The 8-point statement encouraged ecumenical dialogue, emphasized the progressive nature of Reform Judaism, and identified Judaism as a religion. — Map (db m41047) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — This Tablet Commemorates the First Visit of — Abraham Lincoln |
| | This tablet commemorates the first visit of
Abraham Lincoln
who arrived at this point on February 14, 1861 remaining in Pittsburgh a few hours enroute to Washington for his inauguration. — Map (db m40305) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Three Rivers Stadium |
| | Opened on July 16, 1970. Home to the Pirates, who won two World Series, and the Steelers, who won four Super Bowl Championships, creating Pittsburgh's "City of Champions" identity. It was the site of Roberto Clemente's 3,000th hit, September 30, 1972, and Franco Harris's legendary "Immaculate Reception," December 23, 1972. A multi-use facility, it also hosted many concerts and special events prior to demolition on February 11, 2001. — Map (db m39908) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Twenty Murdered and a City Rises Up — Great Railroad Strike of 1877 |
| | A pivotal moment in The Great Strike happened here, on July 21st, 1877. Striking railroad workers blocked the tracks, while their families and supporters looked on from the hillside. Militiamen were brought in from Philadelphia to clear the workers from the tracks and restore train service. At about 5pm, they fixed bayonets and charged the unmoving crowd, which fought back by throwing stones. The troops subsequently opened fire on the striking workmen, and turned their guns on women and . . . — Map (db m26112) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Union Local 471 American Federation of Musicians |
| | Organized in 1908, this local was one of the first African American musicians unions in Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh was at the forefront of the jazz world in the mid-20th century, and jazz greats Mary Lou Williams, Art Blakey, Ray Brown, and George Benson, among others, were members. A controversial merger with the white union local in the 1960s ended one of the oldest black union organizations in the United States. Headquarters was nearby, 1940-1954. — Map (db m56705) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — United Steelworkers of America |
| | In the Grant Building here on June 17, 1936, the Steel Workers Organizing Committee was founded. Renamed in 1942, the USWA became one of the world's largest unions, embracing over a million workers. Philip Murray was its first president. — Map (db m43401) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — University of Pittsburgh |
| | First institution of higher education west of the Alleghenies and north of the Ohio River. Founded in 1787 as the Pittsburgh Academy, it became the Western University of Pennsylvania in 1819. Present name was adopted in 1908. — Map (db m40914) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — USS Maine Memorial |
| | Commemorating the destruction of the Battleship Maine in Havana Harbor Cuba February 15, 1898 and to the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines of Allegheny County who participated in the Spanish American War of 1898-1899 which followed this disaster. Erected A.D. 1911 by the City of Pittsburgh and the County of Allegheny in grateful recognition of their patriotic service. — Map (db m41048) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — V.F.W. |
| | The Veterans of Foreign Wars organized September 14-17, 1914, at the former Schenley Hotel near here. Veterans who had served in Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines and China were among its founders. — Map (db m40915) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Victor Herbert — (1859-1924) |
| | Irish-born, educated in Europe as a cellist, Herbert conducted the Pittsburgh Orchestra here, 1898-1904. His compositions ranged from classical orchestral works to popular operettas including “Babes in Toyland” and “Naughty Marietta.” — Map (db m40916) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Vietnam Veterans Monument |
| | The canopy covering the statues is taken from the shape of a Hibiscus Flower Pod an asiatic symbol of rebirth and regeneration, symbolizing the warrior's return to peace to begin the journey of healing the scars of war.
On the ceiling of the canopy are wind chimes, signifying prayers for the dead each time they chime.
The configuration of the statues is symbolic of the welcome home that veterans have historically treasured.
The inscription, in Vietnamese and English, reflects the . . . — Map (db m58626) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — West Hall |
| | Historic Landmark
West Hall
1911-1912
Thomas Hannah, Architect — Map (db m65170) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Western Pennsylvania Hospital |
| | Historic Landmark
Western Pennsylvania Hospital
1848-1973 — Map (db m65147) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Westinghouse Electric Corporation |
| | Pioneer in development of alternating current, permitting transmission of electricity over long distances. Founded 1886 by George Westinghouse, it first made AC motors, generators, transformers in a plant at Garrison Place and Penn Avenue. — Map (db m43569) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Westinghouse Railroad Air Brake |
| | Before the success of his electric company, George Westinghouse developed the air brake for railroads. It was an innovative engineering feat that revolutionized rail transportation, enabling trains to be longer, heavier, and faster, while also being safer. — Map (db m47037) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Who Was the Howling Mob? — Great Railroad Strike of 1877 |
| | In 1877, the population of Pittsburgh was approximately 120,000. It is estimated that 30,000 people — a full quarter of the city's population — participated in The Great Strike and the rioting that ensued. Roughly half of the rioters were unemployed, this statistic points to the widespread participation of women, children, and adolescent boys. However, the privileged class that controlled the media went to great lengths to portray the rioters as shiftless drifters, tramps and . . . — Map (db m26107) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — William "Billy" Strayhorn — (1915-1967) |
| | Jazz composer and arranger. Collaborator with Duke Ellington. Billy Strayhorn's "Take the A Train" became the Ellington orchestra's theme song. A graduate of Westinghouse High School, Strayhorn had his musical talents nurtured here. — Map (db m47045) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — William Penn Snyder House |
| | Historic Landmark
William Penn Snyder House
George Orth, Architect 1911 — Map (db m65169) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Work Accidents and the Law — (1910) |
| | The pioneering study of industrial conditions in Allegheny County by Crystal Eastman documented 526 workplace deaths in one year. A component of the land-mark Pittsburgh Survey, it led to industrial accident prevention programs and workers' compensation laws. — Map (db m40934) HM |
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