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

David L. Lawrence

1889-1966

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

1. David L. Lawrence Marker

Inscription. 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

Erected by Point Park Committee of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1886.

Location. 40° 26.517′ N, 80° 0.595′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from Three Rivers Heritage Trail. Located in Point State Park, after crossing bridge under Interstate 376 from downtown, turn right and follow the path, (do not take the path up to the Fort Duquesne Bridge) the marker is located on a stone along the path. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: The Forks of the Ohio (a few steps from this marker);

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Pittsburgh Peace Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Site of Fort Pitt (about 300 feet away); The Venango Path (about 300 feet away); Forks of the Ohio Fort Pitt Blockhouse (about 300 feet away); Fort Duquesne (about 300 feet away); Edith Darlington Ammon (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Also see . . . David L. Lawrence. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on June 20, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Mayor David L. Lawrence image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Unknown, circa 1940s

2. Mayor David L. Lawrence

From the Collections of the Pennsylvania Department, The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 20, 2011

3. David L. Lawrence Marker

Pittsburgh Mayor Lawrence Surrounded by Children image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Unknown, May 13, 1953

4. Pittsburgh Mayor Lawrence Surrounded by Children

Mayor Lawrence is surrounded by children at the dedication of Pittsburgh's Gillespie Parklet. Courtesy: Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,085 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 15, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on June 22, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on June 20, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on June 22, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.