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

Jane Grey Swisshelm Childhood Home

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 1, 2015

1. Jane Grey Swisshelm Childhood Home Marker

Inscription. To The Memory of
Jane Grey Swisshelm
1815-1884
Pittsburgh's first newspaper woman secured passage of state law April 11, 1848 enabling married women to hold and sell property
A woman of great moral courage and love for humanity,
A friend of the oppressed and devoted war nurse.
Born in Pittsburgh - This location marks the site of her childhood home

Erected 1934 by The Women's Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is April 11, 1848.

Location. 40° 26.504′ N, 79° 59.898′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in the Central Downtown Historic District. It can be reached from Sixth Avenue 0.1 miles west of Smithfield Street, on the right when traveling west. Located at the Heinz 57 Center on Sixth Street. 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: Trinity Church Burying Ground (a few steps from this marker); The Duquesne Club (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Nathaniel Bedford

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Granite Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Society of Methodists in Pittsburgh (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Smithfield Congregational Church (about 300 feet away); Mellon Square (about 300 feet away); In Commemoration (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Also see . . . Jane Grey Cannon Swisshelm at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on June 1, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 1, 2015

2. Jane Grey Swisshelm Childhood Home Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 801 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 1, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.