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

Dorothy Mae Richardson

1922-1991

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 29, 2019

1. Dorothy Mae Richardson Marker

Inscription. Community activist who founded Neighborhood Housing Services in 1968 A model of resident-led community development, it inspired a national movement and led to the creation of NeighborWorks America. Richardson was a lifelong resident of Pittsburgh’s North Side.

Erected 2019 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Charity & Public Work • Women. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1968.

Location. 40° 27.469′ N, 80° 0.582′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Central Northside. It is at the intersection of Jacksonia Street and Arch Street, on the right when traveling west on Jacksonia Street. Located in Pittsburgh's North Side Neighborhood. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsburgh PA 15212, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Ohio River Valley,

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Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lois Weber (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brown Chapel AME Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Allegheny High School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Alumni Veterans Honor Roll (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of the Western Penitentiary (approx. 0.3 miles away); Battleship Maine Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Story of a "Fine View" (approx. 0.3 miles away); Peter C. Reiners Soldiers' Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 29, 2019

2. Dorothy Mae Richardson Marker

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