Forest Hills in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Pittsburgh

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, July 5, 2014

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 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • 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° 25.43′ N, 79° 51.446′ W. Marker is in Forest Hills, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is on Ardmore Boulevard (U.S. 30) 0.1 miles west of Braddock Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsburgh PA 15221, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pioneer Short-Wave Station (approx. 0.9 miles away); Major A. M. Harper Post 181 Monument (approx. 1.2 miles away); Westinghouse Atom Smasher (approx. 1.2 miles away); John Dayton Rodgers VFW Post 6681 Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Rankin Great War Monument (approx. 1.4 miles away);

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Alexander M. Scott High School (approx. 1½ miles away); Braddock's Field (approx. 1½ miles away); Colonel George Washington Monument (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Forest Hills.

Also see . . . Pittsburgh - A Most Livable City. (Submitted on July 5, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, July 5, 2014

2. Pittsburgh Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 983 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.