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

High Water Mark

[1936 Flood]

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 11, 2020

1. High Water Mark Marker

Inscription. High Water Mark
March 18, 1936

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is March 18, 1936.

Location. 40° 26.341′ N, 80° 0.086′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Downtown. It is on Wood Street just north of 3rd Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 304 Wood St, Pittsburgh PA 15222, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in 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: Louis Kossuth (within shouting distance of this marker); Fourth Avenue National Register Historic District (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Arrott Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Lawrence Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Trust Company-Lawyers Title Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Inrange Technologies Corporation (about 300 feet away); Gene Albert's Service Station (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 11, 2020

2. High Water Mark Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 976 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 15, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.