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

Pittsburgh

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 20, 2011

1. Pittsburgh Marker

Inscription. Gateway to the West and steel center of the world. Named for William Pitt by General Forbes after the fall of French Fort Duquesne in 1758. Laid out as a town by John Campbell in 1764. Incorporated as a city, 1816.

Erected 1946 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Political Subdivisions • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1758.

Location. 40° 26.423′ N, 80° 4.837′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Fairywood. It is at the intersection of West Steuben Street (Pennsylvania Route 60) and Woodmere Drive, on the right when traveling east on West Steuben Street. Located on grounds of Sharp Edge Creekhouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 288 W Steuben St, Pittsburgh PA 15205, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Ohio

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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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hand's Hospital (approx. 0.4 miles away); Crafton Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Episcopal Church of the Nativity (approx. 0.9 miles away); Creighton Avenue (approx. 0.9 miles away); Crafton Boro (approx. one mile away); George Leber House (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Creighton Avenue (approx. 1.1 miles away); Oakwood Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Also see . . . Pittsburgh - Behind the Marker. (Submitted on July 7, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 20, 2011

2. Pittsburgh Marker

Looking west on West Steuben Street (PA 60) and Thornburg Bridge in background.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,414 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 20, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.