Middle Hill in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Freedom House Ambulance
1967-1975
| | Pittsburgh's E.M.S. Pioneers | |
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 2, 2014
1. Freedom House Ambulance Marker
This plaque honors the visionaries of the Hill District's Freedom House Ambulance Service - founders, staff, medical advisors, funders, and supporters--for their significant contributions to emergency medical services education. The men and women set the national standards for pre-hospital emergency care.
Erected 2014 by The Hill House, in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, the Falk Foundation, and State Rep. Jake Wheatley.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Science & Medicine.
Location. 40° 26.645′ N, 79° 58.78′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Middle Hill. It can be reached from Centre Avenue 0.1 miles east of Develliers Street. Marker is mounted on the face of the Hill District Credit Union office on Center Avenue, in Pittsburgh's Hill District. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsburgh PA 15219, 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: Johnson Studio (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ebenezer Baptist Church (about 300 feet away); Louis Mason, Jr (about 300 feet
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Also see . . . How Freedom House Ambulance Service in Hill District became national model. September 26, 2014 article published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Submitted on November 2, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 2, 2014
2. Freedom House Ambulance Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,699 times since then and 106 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 2, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
