Allegheny Center in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Allegheny High School
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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 21, 2012
1. Allegheny High School Marker
1904
Frederick John Osterling, Architect
Erected by Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.
Location. 40° 27.208′ N, 80° 0.491′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Allegheny Center. It can be reached from West Commons 0.1 miles north of Children's Way. Mounted up and to the right of the main entrance of the now Allegheny Traditional Academy. 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, 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: Alumni Veterans Honor Roll (here, next to this marker); (re) CARstruction (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of the Western Penitentiary (about 500 feet away); Saint Peter Roman Catholic Church (about 500 feet away); Allegheny Post Office (about 500 feet away); Old Allegheny Market House (about 600 feet away); Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science
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Also see . . . Allegheny High School. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on September 2, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 21, 2012
2. Allegheny High School Marker
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 21, 2012
3. Allegheny High School Marker
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 21, 2012
4. World War I Veterans Plaque
Mounted to left of main entrance:
Erected to the memory of the boys of
Allegheny High School
Who sacrificed their lives
In the Great World War 1914-1918
Arthur Kennedy Baird Basil T. Isherwood
Samuel D. Buchholz Jay Allen Jackson
Stanley Diem Carpenter Walter L. Kimmich
William C. Coleman Lester J. Michael
James Costello Frederic Pettus Moore
Fred A. Demmler John Dyer Owens
Paul Trevert Elliott Frank Pierpont Pentecost
Percy McGrew Gerwig William Sterling Rese
George Charles Gray Robert Paul Russell
Alexander Richard Herron Robert Henry Titzel
Paul Stewart Huether George Harold Watson
A scholarship fund has been established by the students and friends to keep alive the memory of these boys
Dedicated May 25, 1925
Allegheny High School
Who sacrificed their lives
In the Great World War 1914-1918
Arthur Kennedy Baird Basil T. Isherwood
Samuel D. Buchholz Jay Allen Jackson
Stanley Diem Carpenter Walter L. Kimmich
William C. Coleman Lester J. Michael
James Costello Frederic Pettus Moore
Fred A. Demmler John Dyer Owens
Paul Trevert Elliott Frank Pierpont Pentecost
Percy McGrew Gerwig William Sterling Rese
George Charles Gray Robert Paul Russell
Alexander Richard Herron Robert Henry Titzel
Paul Stewart Huether George Harold Watson
A scholarship fund has been established by the students and friends to keep alive the memory of these boys
Dedicated May 25, 1925
Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,288 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 21, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
