Upper Hill in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Thaddeus Mosley
Mountaintop
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 21, 2024
1. Thaddeus Mosley Marker
Limestone, Brick
1987
Mountaintop is dedicated to Martin Luther King, Jr., with the title referencing King's last speech, "I've Been to the Mountaintop". King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, the day after he delivered this speech to workers in Memphis. The City of Pittsburgh commissioned Mosley to create this piece for the new Reading and Cultural Center named in King's honor. More often creating in wood, Mosley retains his signature mark-making and preference for dramatic height in this stone sculpture, which draws its weight upward in what seems to be an effortless movement toward the sky.
Erected by City of Pittsburgh.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Civil Rights. In addition, it is included in the Martin Luther King, Jr. series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 4, 1968.
Location. 40° 27.132′ N, 79° 57.85′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Upper Hill. It is at the intersection of Herron Avenue and Milwaukee Street, on the right when traveling north on Herron Avenue. Touch for map.
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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: Robert E. Williams Memorial Park (approx. Ό mile away); Frank Vittor (approx. Ό mile away); Polish Hill War Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Immaculate Heart of Mary R.C. Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Polish Hill War Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Robert Lee Vann (approx. 0.4 miles away); Frank E. Bolden (approx. 0.4 miles away); Daisy E. Lampkin (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 21, 2024
2. Mountaintop and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 335 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 23, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
